moralisers
Ethics sermon givers
Moralisers are people who lecture others about right and wrong, typically in a self-righteous or unwelcome manner.
The word carries a negative connotation—it suggests someone more interested in passing judgment than in genuine ethical reflection: The moralisers were quick to condemn behavior they didn't understand.
British spelling of moralizers.
Feigning moral superiority
- holier-than-thouSmugly moralistic toward others
- preachyExcessively moralizing in tone
- censoriousSeverely critical in judgment
- disapprovingExpressing unfavorable opinion
condemning · critical · self-righteous · pharisaical · priggish · puritanical · smug · superior
Lecturing on morals
- pontificatingSpeaking pompously at length
- lecturingGiving an instructive talk
- exhortingStrongly encouraging action
- hectoringAggressive verbal intimidation
proselytizing · dogmatic · didactic · homiletic · evangelical · zealous · fervent · doctrinaire
Having considerable effect
- convincingAble to persuade
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
- motivationalEncouraging effort or ambition
inspiring · charismatic · reforming · crusading · campaigning · advocacy · activism · lobbying
Moral goodness or merit
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- dutyRequired moral task
rectitude · probity · uprightness · integrity · propriety · decency · scruples · standards
sanctimonious
Feigning moral superiority
- holier-than-thouSmugly moralistic toward others
- preachyExcessively moralizing in tone
- censoriousSeverely critical in judgment
disapproving · condemning · critical · self-righteous · pharisaical · priggish · puritanical · smug · superior · patronizing
sermonizing
Lecturing on morals
- pontificatingSpeaking pompously at length
- lecturingGiving an instructive talk
- exhortingStrongly encouraging action
hectoring · proselytizing · dogmatic · didactic · homiletic · evangelical · zealous · fervent · doctrinaire · soapbox
influential
Having considerable effect
- convincingAble to persuade
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
motivational · inspiring · charismatic · reforming · crusading · campaigning · advocacy · activism · lobbying · consciousness-raising
virtue
Moral goodness or merit
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- conscienceInternal moral sense
duty · rectitude · probity · uprightness · integrity · propriety · decency · scruples · standards · values
moraliserslibertines
Morally dissolute individuals
hedonists · nihilists · free spirits · pleasure-seekers · sensualists
moraliserslisteners
Those who attend aurally
empathizers · accepters · counselors · libertines · free spirits
moraliserssinners
Moral law violators
transgressors · bad boys · provocateurs · iconoclasts · enfants terribles
moralise, demoralised, demoralise, moraliser, moralised, moralises