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amoralist

amoralist

1 9.9
A person who thinks ideas of right and wrong do not matter
  • noun
  • /ˌeɪˈmɔːrəlɪst/
translation icon : amoralista
  • Immoralists care and enjoy the violations, whereas an amoralist just lives their life and does not care to prove to anyone whether what he or she is doing bothers anyone or not.

Examples

  • Psychopaths, generally speaking, are amoralists; whether anything is moral or not never even enters their minds.

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  • The difference between someone who is immoral and an amoralist is who cares?

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  • From reading what you write, I doubt seriously that you are an amoralist.

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  • But not all amoralists are psychopaths.

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  • I am an amoralist.

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  • Amoralists tend to be atheists, but not all atheists are amoralists, and not all amoralists are atheists.

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  • The Amoralist chooses to create positive morals, giving oneself logical reasons, not to accept an invented morality given by a religion or a moralizing secular society.

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  • An amoralist believes that moral judgments are often irrelevant to their life choices.

  • Some people identify as an amoralist because they reject conventional ideas of right and wrong.

  • As an amoralist, she argues that ethical debates are pointless in matters of personal preference.

Antonyms

18 7.9

A person who studies right and wrong and gives advice about moral choices

3 6.7

A person who teaches or writes about what is right and wrong

How Moral

saint
308 3.9
moralist
3 6.7
amoralist
1 9.9
wrongdoer
8 4.3

Surface Forms

amoralist singular
amoralists plural

Morphology

amoralist = amoral (semi-transparent) = a + moral + ist

The noun is a regular and easily interpretable formation from 'amoral' plus '-ist' meaning a person associated with a belief or stance.

Etymology

Amoralist breaks into three parts: a- 'not', moral 'right and wrong', and -ist 'person', like in artist. So an amoralist is a person who believes 'right and wrong' do not apply or are not important.