"amoralist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: amoralists [plural]
Etymology: amoral + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|amoral|ist}} amoral + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} amoralist (plural amoralists)
  1. One who practises or who advocates amoralism. Translations (one who practises or who advocates amoralism): αμοραλιστής (amoralistís) [masculine] (Greek), amoralista [masculine] (Polish), amoralistka [feminine] (Polish), amoralista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-amoralist-en-noun-WPM6tsrb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist

Inflected forms

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