Definition of Amoralist

1. Noun. Someone who adheres to the doctrine that ordinary moral distinctions are invalid.

Generic synonyms: Adherent, Disciple
Derivative terms: Amoralism

Definition of Amoralist

1. Noun. One who practises or who advocates amoralism. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amoralist

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among
amonge
amongest
amongst
amontillado
amontillados
amoove
amooved
amooves
amooving
amora
amoral
amoralism
amoralisms
amoralist (current term)
amoralistic
amoralists
amoralities
amorality
amorally
amorance
amorances
amorant
amorce
amorces
amoret
amorets
amorette
amorettes

Literary usage of Amoralist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Jahrbuch für sexuelle Zwischenstufen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der by Magnus Hirschfeld (1905)
"Wilde bekennt sich in „De profundis" als amoralist und strenger Determinist; und andererseits spricht er von ... Tatsächlich war Wilde gar nicht amoralist, ..."

2. The Thirty-six Dramatic Situations by Georges Polti (1917)
"... where meet momentarily, in their primordial unity, history, mystic poetry, moralist (and amoralist) writings, humor, psychology, law, epic, romance, ..."

3. Unicorns by James Huneker (1917)
"... like all great artists, he is not a moralist; indeed, he is our first great "immoralist," a term that has supplanted the old-fashioned amoralist. ..."

4. Princeton Theological Review by Princeton Theological Seminary (1908)
"Xo rule of conduct at all. and the homo natura the ideal : am I wrong in calling Nietzsche an amoralist and his morality infra-moral ? ..."

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