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moralistic

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












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While translating Poe's works into French in the 1850s and 1860s, the French poet Charles Baudelaire promoted his hero as a kind of countercultural visionary, out of step with a moralistic, materialistic America.

From Salon

Swedish media outlets welcomed the move to abolish the dance permits, which have been called outdated and moralistic.

From Seattle Times

It’s dangerous, of course, to be moralistic about history.

From Washington Post

“A moralistic ban has been placed on spatial illusionism,” he wrote.

From Washington Post

Gargash said some countries, which he did not name, were loading ties with "moralistic baggage and other interests", adding politics has to be "more realistic if you want results".

From Reuters