Definition of immoralistnext
as in criminal
a person who commits moral wrongs among history's imperial immoralists, few can compare with the Roman emperor Caligula

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Noun
  • When unhoused people are treated as criminals, they are pushed into an identity of exclusion rather than belonging.
    Shianne LeClaire, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
  • Set in Gaza in 2007, and following the misadventures of a student (Nader Abd Alhay) and restaurant owner and petty criminal (Majd Eid), the picture premiered in Un Certain Regard last year and won the Best Director prize.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • Was that a conscious decision after the controversy surrounding past tweets that made some people see you as a villain during the Emilia Pérez Oscar campaign?
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
  • Angel Reese has never had a problem embracing the villain role.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Far too pure for the sinners who run this godless theocracy.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Several verses emphasize that two or more people should work together to help, restore or confront a sinner, focusing on restoration through witnesses, gentle guidance and shared strength.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • My office will continue to work alongside law enforcement partners like the Antioch Police Department to hold armed offenders accountable and pursue justice on behalf of all those harmed.
    Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • Lawrence Reed is a lifetime offender who was put on an ankle monitor.
    Michael Tobin, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • And when thunderclaps rattled their chests, the Chinese felt a deity punishing wrongdoers.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026
  • Greylord was a watershed in its use of eavesdropping devices and a mole to obtain evidence instead of relying on wrongdoers to become government informants.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
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“Immoralist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immoralist. Accessed 17 May. 2026.

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