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moralistic

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












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His take on Homer is, as I wrote in my original review, “a moralistic ‘Oppenheimer’ prequel.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

There’s a difference between films that pat themselves on the back for their didactic lessons and films that use simple moralistic terms to help as many people understand their messaging as quickly as possible.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

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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