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Moral

//ˈmɒɹəl// adj, name, noun, verb, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.

    "moral judgments; a moral poem"

  2. 2
    Conforming to a standard of right behaviour; sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment.

    "a moral action"

  3. 3
    Capable of right and wrong action.

    "a moral agent"

  4. 4
    Probable but not proved.

    "a moral certainty"

  5. 5
    Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will.

    "a moral victory; moral support"

Adjective
  1. 1
    concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles wordnet
  2. 2
    psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Spanish.
  2. 2
    A township in Shelby County, Indiana, United States.
Noun
  1. 1
    The ethical significance or practical lesson.

    "The moral of The Boy Who Cried Wolf is that if you repeatedly lie, people won't believe you when you tell the truth."

  2. 2
    the significance of a story or event wordnet
  3. 3
    Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct. in-plural

    "a candidate with strong morals"

  4. 4
    A depiction of good or heroic actions.
  5. 5
    A morality play. obsolete
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  1. 6
    A moral certainty. dated, slang

    ""You'd better not collar anything now, because it's a moral that old Antonio would nip out behind one of those cases.""

  2. 7
    An exact counterpart. dated, slang
Verb
  1. 1
    To moralize. intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English moral, from Old French moral, from Latin mōrālis (“relating to manners or morals”) (first used by Cicero, to translate Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós, “moral”)), from mos (“manner, custom”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English moral, from Old French moral, from Latin mōrālis (“relating to manners or morals”) (first used by Cicero, to translate Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós, “moral”)), from mos (“manner, custom”).

Etymology 3

From Middle English moral, from Old French moral, from Latin mōrālis (“relating to manners or morals”) (first used by Cicero, to translate Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós, “moral”)), from mos (“manner, custom”).

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Spanish Moral.

Etymology 5

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