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Sounds | mao'rahl |
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Rhymes | abdominal, Abel, able, and 2059 more rhymes in ahl at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Relating to principles of right and wrong. I.e. to morals or ethics. |
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Examples | "moral philosophy" |
Nouns | morals |
Adverbs | morally |
Meaning | Concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles. |
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Examples | "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life" |
Attribute of | morality |
Similar | chaste; clean, clean-living; moralistic; righteous; incorrupt; virtuous |
See also | chaste; good; honorable, honourable; righteous; virtuous |
Contrary | immoral; amoral, unmoral |
Meaning | Adhering to ethical and moral principles. |
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Examples | "had the moral courage to stand alone" |
Synonyms | ethical, honorable, honourable |
Similar to | right |
Adverbs | morally |
Meaning | Arising from the sense of right and wrong. |
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Examples | "a moral obligation" |
Similar to | conscientious |
Meaning | Psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect. |
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Examples | "a moral victory"; "moral support" |
Similar to | mental |
Meaning | Based on strong likelihood or firm conviction rather than actual evidence. |
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Examples | "a moral certainty" |
Similar to | near, close |
Meaning | The significance of a story or event. |
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Examples | "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor" |
Synonyms | lesson |
Broader | meaning, significance, signification, import |