moralistic
Example Sentences
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Yet much of their foreign policy was formulated as a rejection of President George W. Bush’s moralistic internationalism.
From Washington Post
In terms of German political thought, her lodestar has been Max Weber’s damage-limiting “ethic of responsibility,” not Immanuel Kant’s moralistic “categorical imperative.”
From Washington Post
Although some people still see him as too moralistic, even schoolmarmish, he has inspired and even won over others who once dismissed him.
From Washington Post
It's not just because it's bad for the environment, but because they know it's bad for their health, and American discourse around food and health tends to be highly moralistic.
From Salon
The slasher subgenre has conservative moralistic underpinnings — its medium is violent punishment after all, and many of its victims have been promiscuous women.
From Los Angeles Times
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