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meritmongers

meritmongers is the plural of meritmonger.

Meaning of meritmonger

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

Questions about meritmongers

What is meritmongers the plural of?
Meritmongers is the plural of meritmonger.

Words near meritmongers in the dictionary

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

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