noun
- plural of immoralist; people who reject or disregard moral principles or conventional morality
- adherents of immoralism, a philosophical position that denies the existence or validity of moral truths
Usage: usually pejorative; often used in philosophical or ethical contexts
Usage: philosophical term; rare in everyday usage
Examples
- The critics accused the characters in the novel of being immoralists who cared only for personal gain.
- Some philosophers argue that immoralists fail to account for the widespread human sense of right and wrong.
- The immoralists in the debate rejected the idea that ethics could be grounded in reason.
- She was labeled an immoralist for her refusal to follow society's conventional rules.
- The film explores the lives of immoralists who operate outside the law.
- Immoralists and moralists have clashed throughout intellectual history.