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Your humble critic confesses that he has been wrestling with 'weight issues' since leaving college lo these, uh, several years ago, so it's hard to be receptive to the moralistic scolding and patronizing encouragement offered endlessly by the allegedly well-meaning.
Tom Shales

Meaning of "moralistic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MORALISTIC

moralistic  [ˌmɒrəˈlɪstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MORALISTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Moralistic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MORALISTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

moralistic

Morality

Morality is the differentiation of intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are "good" and those that are "bad". Morality can be a body of standards or principles derived from a code of conduct from a particular philosophy, religion, culture, etc., or it can derive from a standard that a person believes should be universal. Morality may also be specifically synonymous with "goodness" or "rightness." Immorality is the active opposition to morality, while amorality is variously defined as an unawareness of, indifference toward, or disbelief in any set of moral standards or principles. Moral philosophy includes moral ontology, or the origin of morals, as well as moral epistemology, or what we know about morals. Different systems of expressing morality have been proposed, including deontological ethical systems which adhere to a set of established rules, and normative ethical systems which consider the merits of actions themselves. An example of normative ethical philosophy is the Golden Rule which states that, "One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself."...

Definition of moralistic in the English dictionary

The definition of moralistic in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MORALISTIC


ballistic
bəˈlɪstɪk
evangelistic
ɪˌvændʒɪˈlɪstɪk
fatalistic
ˌfeɪtəˈlɪstɪk
holistic
həʊˈlɪstɪk
hyperrealistic
ˌhaɪpəˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk
idealistic
ˌaɪdɪəˈlɪstɪk
imperialistic
ɪmˌpɪərɪəˈlɪstɪk
individualistic
ˌɪndɪˌvɪdʒʊəˈlɪstɪk
journalistic
ˌdʒɜːnəˈlɪstɪk
kabbalistic
ˌkæbəˈlɪstɪk
materialistic
məˌtɪərɪəˈlɪstɪk
minimalistic
ˌmɪnɪməˈlɪstɪk
nationalistic
ˌnæʃənəˈlɪstɪk
naturalistic
ˌnætʃrəˈlɪstɪk
photojournalistic
ˌfəʊtəʊˌdʒɜːnəˈlɪstɪk
photorealistic
ˌfəʊtəʊˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk
probabilistic
ˌprɒbəbəˈlɪstɪk
realistic
ˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk
stylistic
staɪˈlɪstɪk
unrealistic
ˌʌnrɪəˈlɪstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MORALISTIC

moral theology
moral victory
morale
morale booster
morale-boosting
moralisation
moraliser
moralising
moralism
moralist
moralistically
moralities
morality
morality play
moralization
moralize
moralizer
moralizing
morally
morals

WORDS THAT END LIKE MORALISTIC

anachronistic
antagonistic
artistic
autistic
characteristic
deterministic
domestic
floristic
futuristic
heuristic
linguistic
logistic
mechanistic
opportunistic
optimistic
pessimistic
sadistic
simplistic
statistic
synergistic
touristic

Synonyms and antonyms of moralistic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «moralistic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MORALISTIC

Find out the translation of moralistic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of moralistic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «moralistic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

道德
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

moralista
570 millions of speakers

English

moralistic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नैतिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التزمت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нравоучений
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

moralista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নীতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

moraliste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Moralistik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

moralistisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

教訓的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도덕
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Moralistik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đạo đức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒழுக்கம் சார்ந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नैतिकता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ahlaki
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

moralistico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

moralizatorski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

моралей
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

moralist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηθικολογικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moralistiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

moralistisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

moralistisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of moralistic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MORALISTIC»

The term «moralistic» is regularly used and occupies the 104.750 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MORALISTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about moralistic

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5 QUOTES WITH «MORALISTIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word moralistic.
1
Kathy Acker
On the surface we all act like we all love each other and we're free and easy, and actually we're far more moralistic than any other society I've ever lived in.
2
David Hackworth
Our generals talk a good game about taking care of their grunts, and the majority of our Beltway politicians bay with moralistic fervor about how they, too, support the troops.
3
David Nicholls
I worry sometimes that I'm a bit moralistic; always writing about men who are learning to grow up, not be so self-absorbed, selfish or badly behaved. I wonder if that's dull and liberal and wimpy? I should probably write something that celebrates wickedness.
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Tom Shales
Your humble critic confesses that he has been wrestling with 'weight issues' since leaving college lo these, uh, several years ago, so it's hard to be receptive to the moralistic scolding and patronizing encouragement offered endlessly by the allegedly well-meaning.
5
Shane Warne
There are a lot more tabloids in England that like to report other things in your life, some of which are true and some of which are exaggerated and untrue. There have been stories where people claim to have seen me in one place and I wasn't even in that city then. The Aussie press is more judgmental and moralistic.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MORALISTIC»

Discover the use of moralistic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to moralistic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Political Culture and Voting Systems in the United States: ...
Elazar (1984) identifies these subcultures as moralistic, individualistic, and traditionalistic. In his own words The names given the three political subcultures are meant to be descriptive, not evaluative. By the same token, the descriptions of the ...
Brian L. Fife, Geralyn M. Miller, 2002
2
State & National Parties & American Democracy
71 South Carolina 1 Traditionalistic 2.18 3.87 1.69 Tennessee Traditionalistic 2.36 4.02 1.66 Maine 1 Moralistic 2.00 3.6. 1.61 Colorado 1 Moralistic 2.40 3.88 1.48 Missouri 4 Individualistic 2.56 3.97 1.41 Indiana 5 Individualistic 2.40 3.79 1.39 ...
Joel Paddock, 2005
3
The Origin and Evolution of Cultures
Moralistic strategies that punish defectors, individuals who do not punish noncooperators, and individuals who do not punish nonpunishers can also overcome the problem of second-order cooperation. When such strategies are common, rare ...
Robert Boyd, Peter J. Richerson, 2004
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Texas Politics Today
Elazar used the term moral to describe a culture whose adherents are concerned with “right and wrong” in politics. Moralistic culture views government is a positive force which values the individual but functions to benefit the public good and ...
William Maxwell, Ernest Crain, 2007
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China: Bioethics, Trust, and the Challenge of the Market: ...
This brings us to the concept of moralistic trust. Moralistic trust recognizes trust as a moral good. Moralistic trust is essential to sustaining a culture of trust in the community. Cooperation is possible only if there exists a minimal standard of ...
Julia Lai Po-Wah Tao, 2008
6
Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers is Telling ...
10 To be sure, churches neither intend nor acknowledge this religious position, despite its considerable appeal. Moralistic Therapeutic Deism makes no pretense at changing lives; it is a low commitment, compartmentalized set ofattitudes ...
Kenda Creasy Dean, 2010
7
Abortion Politics in American States
He classifies Minnesota as having a moralistic political culture by virtue of its Yankee and Scandinavian heritage. In such cultures, politics is viewed as a positive force in people's lives, is issue oriented, and its political parties are dominated by ...
Timothy A. Byrnes
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Trust in Risk Management: Uncertainty and Scepticism in the ...
there are some foundations of generalized trust that do reflect life experiences – age, education, economic inequality and race – so generalized trust is more than simply moralistic trust (Uslaner, 2002, Chapters 4, 6 and 8). Particularized trust ...
Michael Siegrist, Timothy C. Earle, Heinz Gutscher, 2010
9
Liberalism and Prostitution
36 So it does not follow from this explanation that civic opposition to a policy of toleration was motivated primarily by moralistic reasons and not paternalistic ones. Another historian of early-twentieth-century American prostitution does ...
Peter de Marneffe Professor of Philosophy Arizona State University, 2009
10
Practical Reasoning in a Social World: How We Act Together
It is then important that any characterisation of moralistic preferences will be subject to the following, reasonable, 'like cases' principle:if the objectionable characteristic of moralistic preferences is present in other, non-moralistic preferences, ...
Keith Graham, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MORALISTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term moralistic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Guns N' Roses: 'Rock'n'roll is like an aphrodisiac for people who …
Although their songs are about the decadence one associates with Hollywood, there also seems to be a strange, moralistic overtone to some of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
American Teens Are Waiting to Have Sex
1 reason behind the delay is moralistic, it should be noted that these surveys are self-reported via laptop. And although this may be the best ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
3
OC's Freemasons Are Staging a Comeback, Thanks to Millennials
... will wear small embroidered white aprons that signify purity, truth, sincerity, honesty and a whole bunch of other moralistic do-goodery. «OC Weekly, Jul 15»
4
Claude Smadja: Two deals, many lessons
... of its GDP over the last five years smacks either of sheer economic blindness or of a pseudo-moralistic notion of "redemption through pain". «Business Standard, Jul 15»
5
Crimes That Shook Australia: A genre won't die
Ballads from the 16th until the 19th centuries present gory details of crimes along with moralistic overtones. Sometimes verses were even ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
6
Q&A: Lou Barlow Reflects On The 20th Anniversary Of Kids
The movie's perceived ambivalence regarding violence and female victimization — not to mention it's grim, questionably moralistic HIV ... «Stereogum, Jul 15»
7
MoMA's 'Mexico at Midnight' Noir Series Offers Taut Thrillers
Tough-minded but sometimes swooning, urbane but often punishingly moralistic, these films share more obsessions with Hollywood's: with the ... «Village Voice, Jul 15»
8
DN Agenda: Who deserves Hall of Fame more, Pete Rose or Barry …
And should writers acquiesce, or should they continue to keep him out based on whatever moralistic Spidey Sense enables them to determine ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
9
Catching worms
Gabriel solicitously offered Germany's unsolicited mediation services. To be sure, had he loudly shouted his moralistic message in Farsi, in the ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
10
3.5 Million Americans are Homeless. 18.6 Million Homes are Empty …
It's time for the moralistic capitalists to get off their high horses and acknowledge this fundamental truth. « Previous Article Beyond The Tipping ... «Ring of Fire, Jul 15»

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