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[ adjective ] relating to principles of right and wrong; i.e. to morals or ethics
Examples "moral philosophy" Used in print (The Providence Journal...)Instead - and not just to prove my objectivity - I hasten to report that it 's a highly amusing film which probably does a fairly accurate job of reporting on the Easter vacation shenanigans of collegians down in Fort_Lauderdale , and that it seems to come_to_grips quite honestly with the moral problem that most commonly vexes youngsters in this age_group - that_is_to_say , sex . (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)It grows terribly and unavoidably in power and leaves in its wake a trail of misery , moral disintegration , and destruction . (Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)whether there is such fitness or not , we all assume that there is , and if we do , we express in moral judgments more than the subjectivists say we do . For before someone takes_up an attitude toward death , suffering , or their infliction , they have no moral quality at_all . They are in themselves neutral , and , so_far_as they get a moral quality , they get it only through being invested with it by the attitude of the onlooker . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
Examples "moral sense" "a moral scrutiny" "a moral lesson" "a moral quandary" "moral convictions" "a moral life" Used in print (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)Publishers want books that will sell , recording_studios want discs that will not seem strange to ears used_to hillbilly and jazz music , grade and high_schools want quaint , but moral , material . As a result , most people do n't have more than a vague idea what folklore actually is ; they see it as a potpourri of charming , moral legends and patriotic anecdotes , with a superstition or remedy thrown_in here_and_there . (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)The common codes , for religious action as_such and in their ethical aspects for everyday moral behavior , bind the devotees together . Durkheim noted long_ago that religion as `` a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things - unite [ s ] into one single moral community - all those who adhere to them '' . |
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[ noun ] the significance of a story or event
Synonyms Examples "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)If there is a moral lurking among the shenanigans , it is hard to find . (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)The moral is : do n't transplant it any oftener than you must . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] adhering to ethical and moral principles
Synonyms Examples "it seems ethical and right" "followed the only honorable course of action" "had the moral courage to stand alone" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect
Examples "a moral victory" "moral support" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] arising from the sense of right and wrong
Examples "a moral obligation" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] based on strong likelihood or firm conviction rather than actual evidence
Examples "a moral certainty" Related terms |
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