meritmonger
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
meritmonger (plural meritmongers)
- (obsolete) One who depends on merit for salvation.
- 1794, Joseph Milner, The History of the Church of Christ:
- justifying faith, against merit-mongers and pardoners
References[edit]
- “meritmonger”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.