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Definition of Moralists
1. moralist [n] - See also: moralist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Moralists
Literary usage of Moralists
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Contemporary Drama of France by Frank Wadleigh Chandler (1920)
"CHAPTER VII moralists DE CUREL ALTHOUGH no people have shown greater regard for
art as art than the French, yet even among dramatic artists the French have ..."
2. A Beginner's History of Philosophy by Herbert Ernest Cushman (1911)
"The English moralists. Just as the motive of the deists was to free religion from
the authority of theology, so the motive of the celebrated group of ..."
3. A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians by William Wilberforce, Daniel Wilson (1829)
"To read indeed the writings of certain Christian moralists,* and to observe how
... But the truth is, that the reasonings of Christian moralists too often ..."
4. French Classicism by Charles Henry Conrad Wright (1920)
"PHILOSOPHERS AND moralists OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. ... As a matter of fact,
moralists, except religious reformers, are not numerous until the latter part ..."
5. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"\Ve shall not then be greatly surprised if hardly one of the Roman moralists is
found to raise his voice against this amusement, except on the score of ..."
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