moral police

noun

Vigilantes or groups that try to enforce their moral laws on others.

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Meanings

nounmoral police pl (plural only)
  1. Indiapluralplural onlyVigilantes or groups that try to enforce their moral laws on others.
  2. pluralplural onlyA police force in some Islamic countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Malaysia that enforces religious laws by punishing sinners.
verbmoral police (third-person singular simple present moral polices, present participle moral policing, simple past and past participle moral policed)

present singular third person moral polices · participle present moral policing · participle past moral policed · past moral policed

  1. IndiaTo enforce one's moral laws on others.

Translations

Arabic مُطَّوِّعِين
  • مُطَّوِّعِين (muṭṭawwiʕīn)Islamic religious police
Chinese 穆塔韋 /穆塔韦, 伊斯蘭宗教警察 /伊斯兰宗教警察
  • 穆塔韋 /穆塔韦Islamic religious police
  • 伊斯蘭宗教警察 /伊斯兰宗教警察Islamic religious police
Indonesian polisi Syariah
  • polisi SyariahIslamic religious police
Malay mutaween
  • mutaweenIslamic religious police
Persian پلیس اسلامی
  • پلیس اسلامیIslamic religious police
Swahili polisi wa maadili
  • polisi wa maadiliIslamic religious police
Cite this entry
APA

moral police. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moral%20police

MLA

“moral police.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moral%20police. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moral police,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moral%20police.

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