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Moralistic vs Didactic - What's the difference?

moralistic | didactic |

As adjectives the difference between moralistic and didactic

is that moralistic is characteristic of or relating to a narrow-minded concern of the morals of others; self-righteous while didactic is instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality. (I.e., didactic poetry.

As a noun didactic is

a treatise on teaching or education.

moralistic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Characteristic of or relating to a narrow-minded concern of the morals of others; self-righteous
    • She was glad to escape her judgmental and moralistic parents.

    Related terms

    * morals * morality * moralist

    Derived terms

    * moralistically

    didactic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * didactick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality. (I.e., didactic poetry)
  • * Macaulay
    • The finest didactic poem in any language.
  • Excessively moralizing.
  • (medicine) Teaching from textbooks rather than laboratory demonstration and clinical application.

    • Derived terms

    * didact * didactical * didactically * didacticism

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) A treatise on teaching or education.