moraine
moraine

moral


Definition: Meaning of, moral in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmɒr(ə)l /

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  1. [only before noun] relating to the principles of what is right and wrong behaviour, and with the difference between good and evil [↪  morally, ethical]
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  2. [only before noun] based on your ideas about what is right, rather than on what is legal or practical
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  3. moral support encouragement that you give by expressing approval or interest, rather than by giving practical help
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  4. moral victory a situation in which you show that your beliefs are right and fair, even if you do not win
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  5. always behaving in a way that is based on strong principles about what is right and wrong
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  6. take/claim/seize the moral high ground to claim that you are the only person who does what is morally right in a situation, with the intention of being noticed and considered to be good by the public
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moral morals
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  1. morals [plural] principles or standards of good behaviour, especially in matters of sex [↪  ethics]
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  2. a practical lesson about what to do or how to behave, which you learn from a story or from something that happens to you [↪  message]
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moral used in phrases

  • Moral Majority, the
    1. trademark a US Christian organization started in 1979 by the Rev. Jerry Falwell . The group's aim is to help politicians who support its RIGHT WING ideas on subjects such as ABORTION and the rights of HOMOSEXUAL s, and to actively oppose politicians who disagree with these ideas.
    2. a general name, especially in the US, for Christians who have strongly traditional ideas about sexual behaviour, the family etc, and who also tend to have right wing political ideas
  • Moral Rearmament
    1. an international movement started in 1938 by the US EVANGELIST Frank Buchman (1878-1961), who wanted to make people behave in a more moral and SPIRITUAL way, especially in international relations
  • moral certainty (noun)
    1. certainty based on an inner conviction
  • moral excellence (noun)
    1. the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
  • moral force (noun)
    1. an efficient incentive
  • moral hazard (noun)
    1. as by insurance economics the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it
  • moral majority (noun)
    1. the moral majority the group of people in a society who have strong moral beliefs and think they are always right. In the US there is an organized group called the Moral Majority, who have strong Christian principles
  • moral obligation (noun)
    1. an obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong
  • moral philosophy (noun)
    1. the philosophical study of moral values and rules
  • moral principle (noun)
    1. the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
    2. the principle that conduct should be moral
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