amoralistn.
/ˌeɪˈmɒrəlɪst/, /ˌeɪˈmɒrl̩ɪst/, U.S. /ˌeɪˈmɔrələst/ An amoral person; a person who believes in an amoral system or outlook; (Philosophy) a person who believes or asserts that there are no moral or immoral values.
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society > morality > [noun] > not > advocate of
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > immorality > immoral person > [noun] > not consciously
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1906 Westm. Rev. Nov. 548 There is a kind of character that makes a most sincere man..pose as an amoralist or even an immoralist.
1915 A. S. Neill Dominie's Log v. 56 I have no morals, I am an a-moralist, or should it be a non-moralist?
1976 E. Osborn Ethical Patterns in Early Christian Thought 3 The amoralist is shown to have moral sensibility as soon as he thinks in terms of others' need and interests.
2004 A. McCoy Intelligent Person's Guide to Christian Ethics 26 The serious amoralist holds the view that there are no such things as moral ideals or moral constraints.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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