meritmonger

English

Etymology

merit +‎ monger

Noun

meritmonger (plural meritmongers)

1. (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

• “meritmonger”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.