moral crusader
Virtuous cause advocate
A moral crusader is someone who campaigns zealously against perceived vice or immorality, typically seeking to impose their ethical standards on others through activism, legislation, or public pressure.
The term often carries a critical edge, suggesting self-righteousness or intolerance: Moral crusaders led the push for Prohibition.
A moral crusader may target anything from gambling to pornography to violent video games.
- zealotObsessive cause supporter
- reformerAgent of institutional improvement
- activistVigorous cause champion
- righteousMorally good, justified
- preacherReligious sermon deliverer
evangelist · fire and brimstone · puritanical · family values · indignant · pearl clutching · soapbox · temperance · prohibition · moralizer · sanctimonious · holier than thou · firebrand · outrage · picketing · virtue · sin · judgment