moral
adjective
[ ˈmɒr(ə)l ]
• concerned with the principles of right and wrong behaviour.
• "the moral dimensions of medical intervention"
Similar:
virtuous,
good,
righteous,
upright,
upstanding,
high-minded,
right-minded,
principled,
proper,
honourable,
honest,
just,
noble,
incorruptible,
scrupulous,
respectable,
decent,
irreproachable,
truthful,
law-abiding,
clean-living,
chaste,
pure,
blameless,
sinless,
• holding or manifesting high principles for proper conduct.
• "he prides himself on being a highly moral and ethical person"
moral
noun
• a lesson that can be derived from a story or experience.
• "the moral of this story was that one must see the beauty in what one has"
• standards of behaviour; principles of right and wrong.
• "the corruption of public morals"
Similar:
moral code,
code of ethics,
moral standards,
moral values,
principles,
principles of right and wrong,
rules of conduct,
standards,
morality,
sense of morality,
scruples,
ideals,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin moralis, from mos, mor- ‘custom’, (plural) mores ‘morals’. As a noun the word was first used to translate Latin Moralia, the title of St Gregory the Great's moral exposition of the Book of Job, and was subsequently applied to the works of various classical writers.
