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What (who) is moralistic - definition

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Moralistic

moralistic         
If you describe someone or something as moralistic, you are critical of them for making harsh judgments of other people on the basis of their own ideas about what is right and wrong.
He has become more moralistic...
= judgmental
ADJ [disapproval]
Moralistic fallacy         
TYPE OF INFORMAL FALLACY
The moralistic fallacy is the informal fallacy of assuming that an aspect of nature which has socially unpleasant consequences cannot exist. Its typical form is "if X were true, then it would happen that Z!
Moralistic therapeutic deism         
AMERICAN FOLK RELIGION
Soul Searching (book)
Moralistic therapeutic deism (MTD) is a term that was first introduced in the 2005 book Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers by the sociologist Christian Smith with Melinda Lundquist Denton. The term is used to describe what they consider to be the common beliefs among U.

Wikipedia

Moralist (disambiguation)

moralist or moralism may refer to

  • Moralism, a philosophy that arose in the 19th century
  • French Moralists, those who belong to a tradition in French literature that is concerned with the description of the moral character of humanity
  • The Moralist, 1959 Italian comedy directed by Giorgio Bianchi
  • Scientific moralist, those who try to ground morality in rational, empirical consideration of the natural world
  • Several outdated or derogatory meanings related to morality; see the wiktionary definitions for moralist and moralism.
Examples of use of moralistic
1. He is traversing a moralistic maze that is fundamentally more political than religious.
2. Silva says – and that explains their appeal across Africa, where religion–based moralistic strains are popular.
3. This self–perception also triggers our didactic, arrogant and moralistic view of the Arabs.
4. Now the line between that fantasy and reality has been crossed, fashion has become retrospectively moralistic, however implausibly.
5. The Public Administration Committee of MPs was in full moralistic blast at Sir Christopher and Mr Price for their indiscretions.