meritmonger
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]meritmonger(pluralmeritmongers)
- (obsolete)One who depends onmeritforsalvation.
- 1794,Joseph Milner,The History of the Church of Christ:
- justifying faith, againstmerit-mongersand pardoners
References
[edit]- “meritmonger”,inWebster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary,Springfield, Mass.:G. & C. Merriam,1913,→OCLC.