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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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