moralistic vs moral

moralistic is not a noun while moral is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
moralistic	No	Yes	No	No
moral	Yes	Yes	No	No

moralistic (noun)	moral (noun)
	the significance of a story or event

moralistic (adjective)	moral (adjective)
narrowly and conventionally moral	concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
	psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect