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moralistic

[mawr-uh-lis-tik, mor-] / ˌmɔr əˈlɪs tɪk, ˌmɒr- /












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Aghast at the ways of men, he’s dug his own Circe-like fingers into Homer to manipulate the tale into a moralistic “Oppenheimer” prequel.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

He wrote about her in his postcards home, displeasing his moralistic parents.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

New York and New England went on to become competing centers of power and ideology: one pluralistic and globally-minded; the other moralistic, monocultural and, well, puritanical.

From Salon Mar. 15, 2025

They have gone instead for chilly, moralistic and cautionary.

From New York Times Jan. 31, 2024

Jefferson’s highly moralistic language castigating George III and the English government in the Declaration of Independence was not just propaganda, at least for Jefferson.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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