immoralist

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noun (1)

im·​mor·​al·​ist (ˌ)i(m)-ˈmȯr-ə-list How to pronounce immoralist (audio)
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Synonyms of immoralistnext
: an advocate of immorality
immoralism noun

immoralism

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noun (2)

im·​moralism "+ How to pronounce immoralism (audio)
: an ethical viewpoint (as that of Nietzsche) that would institute a new scale of values in opposition to the traditional

Examples of immoralist in a Sentence

Noun (1) among history's imperial immoralists, few can compare with the Roman emperor Caligula

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

German immoralismus, from immoral (from French or English) + -ismus -ism

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1697, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of immoralist was in 1697

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“Immoralist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immoralist. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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