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moralistic

[ mawr-uh-lis-tik, mor- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

explaining or interpreting something in terms of right and wrong, especially in a self-righteous or tiresome way:
They reject both the moralistic view of addiction as willful evil and the medical model of addiction as a disease.
emphasizing morality, especially unduly; moralizing:
She frowns on moralistic preaching that focuses on ethical duty divorced from the gospel of grace and gratitude.
concerned with regulating the morals of others, as by imposing censorship or other restrictions:
By trying to protect people from their own mistakes, moralistic laws prevent them from learning responsibility.
relating to or being a philosopher or philosophy chiefly concerned with principles of morality:
During this period of antiquity, a number of moralistic philosophies emerged at the same time in different parts of the world.

First recorded in 1840–45; moralist ( def ) + -ic ( def )

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