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.