单词 | pseudo-moralist |
释义 | > as lemmaspseudo-moralist pseudo-moralist n. Brit. , U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > criticism > [noun] > pretended morality > follower of pseudo-moralist1852 1852 T. J. Vaiden Rational Relig. & Morals 151 The pseudo-moralists are alarmed at the state of their bibles of tradition. 1964 A. Wykes Gambling ii. 50 The Victorian pseudo-moralists who screamed..of the dangers of drink and gambling were for the most part unthinking pleasure~stiflers. 2000 Independent (Nexis) 9 Apr. 45 The title is a reference to the verse in Leviticus, whose true significance is so often debated by the moralists and pseudo-moralists of the Christian Churches. < as lemmas |
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