# moralist

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #77,003

## Definitions
1. One 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.

## Etymology
From moral + -ist.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/moralist