Moralistic and Prescriptive

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Moralistic adjective - Marked by or given to preaching moral values.

Usage example: parental opinion was divided on the school's moralistic curriculum

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Prescriptive and moralistic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prescriptive" instead an adjective "Moralistic".

Nearby Words: moral, morality, moralize, moralise, morale

Prescriptive adjective - Based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation.

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Moralistic and prescriptive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Moralistic" instead an adjective "Prescriptive".

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