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meritmonger

meritmonger noun: one who depends on merit for salvation.

Noun

meritmonger (plural meritmongers)

  1. (obsolete) One who depends on merit for salvation.
    • justifying faith, against merit-mongers and pardoners1794, Joseph Milner, The History of the Church of Christ

Forms of meritmonger

pluralmeritmongers

Origin of meritmonger

From merit + monger.

Questions about meritmonger

What does meritmonger mean?
Meritmonger means one who depends on merit for salvation.
What part of speech is meritmonger?
Meritmonger is a noun.
What is the plural of meritmonger?
The plural of meritmonger is meritmongers.

Words near meritmonger in the dictionary

  1. meriting
  2. meritious
  3. meritless
  4. meritlessly
  5. meritlessness
  6. meritmonger
  7. meritmongers
  8. meritocracies
  9. meritocracy
  10. meritocrat
  11. meritocratic

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