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mor·al M0417500 (môr′əl, mŏr′-)adj.1. Of or concerned with the judgment of right or wrong of human action and character: moral scrutiny; a moral quandary.2. Teaching or exhibiting goodness or correctness of character and behavior: a moral lesson.3. Conforming to standards of what is right or just in behavior; virtuous: a moral life.4. Arising from conscience or the sense of right and wrong: a moral obligation.5. Having psychological rather than physical or tangible effects: a moral victory; moral support.6. Based on strong likelihood or firm conviction, rather than on the actual evidence: a moral certainty.n.1. The lesson or principle contained in or taught by a fable, a story, or an event.2. A concisely expressed precept or general truth; a maxim: likes to follow the moral "To each, his own."3. morals Rules or habits of conduct, especially of sexual conduct, with reference to standards of right and wrong: a person of loose morals; a decline in the public morals.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mōrālis, from mōs, mōr-, custom; see mē- in Indo-European roots.]
mor′al·ly adv.Synonyms: moral, ethical, virtuous, righteous
These adjectives mean in accord with right or good conduct. Moral applies to personal character and behavior: "Our moral sense dictates a clearcut preference for these societies which share with us an abiding respect for individual human rights" (Jimmy Carter).
Ethical stresses idealistic standards of right and wrong: "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants" (Omar Bradley).
Virtuous implies moral excellence and loftiness of character: "The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous" (Frederick Douglass).
Righteous emphasizes moral uprightness; when it is applied to actions, reactions, or impulses, it often implies justifiable outrage: "It was righteous anger that motivated letters written by whistle-blowing employees" (Sandra P. Thomas).Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | morals - motivation based on ideas of right and wrongethical motive, ethics, moralitymotivation, motive, need - the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"hedonism - the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principleconscience, moral sense, scruples, sense of right and wrong - motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actionsChrist Within, Inner Light, Light Within, Light - a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul |
Translationsmoral (ˈmorəl) adjective of, or relating to, character or behaviour especially right behaviour. high moral standards; He leads a very moral (= good) life. 有道德的 有道德的，道德上的 noun the lesson to be learned from something that happens, or from a story. The moral of this story is that crime doesn't pay. 寓意 寓意ˈmorally adverb 道德上 道德上moˈrality noun 道德 道德morals noun plural one's principles and behaviour. He has no morals and will do anything for money. 品德 道德，品德 IdiomsSeemoralmorals
morals: see ethicsethics,
in philosophy, the study and evaluation of human conduct in the light of moral principles. Moral principles may be viewed either as the standard of conduct that individuals have constructed for themselves or as the body of obligations and duties that a particular society
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Synonyms for moralsnoun motivation based on ideas of right and wrongSynonyms- ethical motive
- ethics
- morality
Related Words- motivation
- motive
- need
- hedonism
- conscience
- moral sense
- scruples
- sense of right and wrong
- Christ Within
- Inner Light
- Light Within
- Light
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