moralist
noun
moralist is spelled M-O-R-A-L-I-S-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory noun, moralist means “One who bases all decisions on perceived morals, especially one who enforces them with censorship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of moralist is moralists.
How many letters and syllables are in moralist?
| Letters | 8: M-O-R-A-L-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 76,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is moralist?
Moralist appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce moralist?
Moralist has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of moralist
- moralists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does moralist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
derogatoryOne who bases all decisions on perceived morals, especially one who enforces them with censorship.
- 2
A teacher of morals; a person who studies morality; a moral philosopher.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Moralist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one driven by perceived morals:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does moralist come from?
From moral + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).