moralist
111Moralistin — Mo|ra|lịs|tin, die; , nen: w. Form zu ↑ Moralist. * * * Mo|ra|lịs|tin, die; , nen: w. Form zu ↑Moralist …
112LA BRUYÈRE, JEAN DE — a celebrated French moralist, born at Paris; was tutor to the Duke of Bourbon, the grandson of the great Condé, and spent a great part of his life in Paris in connection with the Condé family; his most celebrated work is Les Caractères de… …
113moralistic — (adj.) 1845; from MORALIST (Cf. moralist) + IC (Cf. ic). Related: Moralistically …
114Christian Seneca — Joseph Hall (1574 1656), Bishop of Norwich, a divine eminent as a moralist. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
115Investigation — In*ves ti*ga tion, n. [L. investigatio: cf. F. investigation.] The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the… …
116Rustic — Rus tic, a. [L. rusticus, fr. rus, ruris, the country: cf. F. rustique. See {Rural}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the country; rural; as, the rustic gods of antiquity. Rustic lays. Milton. [1913 Webster] And many a holy text around she strews, That… …
117Rustic moth — Rustic Rus tic, a. [L. rusticus, fr. rus, ruris, the country: cf. F. rustique. See {Rural}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the country; rural; as, the rustic gods of antiquity. Rustic lays. Milton. [1913 Webster] And many a holy text around she strews,… …
118Rustic work — Rustic Rus tic, a. [L. rusticus, fr. rus, ruris, the country: cf. F. rustique. See {Rural}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the country; rural; as, the rustic gods of antiquity. Rustic lays. Milton. [1913 Webster] And many a holy text around she strews,… …
119canting — adjective Etymology: 5cant Date: 1663 affectedly pious or righteous < a canting moralist > …
120sanctimonious — adjective Date: 1603 1. hypocritically pious or devout < a sanctimonious moralist > < the king s sanctimonious rebuke G. B. Shaw > 2. obsolete possessing sanctity ; holy • sanctimoniously adverb • sanctimoniousness …
