meritmonger

English

Etymology

merit +‎ monger

Noun

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

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

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