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Meaning of 'moral'
Meaning of 'moral' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Moral 
[ a.]
- Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those
intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are
predicated, or to the rules by which such intentions and actions ought
to be directed; relating to the practice, manners, or conduct of men as
social beings in relation to each other, as respects right and wrong,
so far as they are properly subject to rules. [ a.]- Conformed to accepted rules of right; acting in conformity with such rules; virtuous; just; as, a moral man. Used sometimes in distinction from religious; as, a moral rather than a religious life.
- Capable of right and wrong action or of being governed by a sense of right; subject to the law of duty.
- Acting upon or through one's moral nature or sense of right, or suited to act in such a manner; as, a moral arguments; moral considerations. Sometimes opposed to material and physical; as, moral pressure or support.
- Supported by reason or probability; practically sufficient; -- opposed to legal or demonstrable; as, a moral evidence; a moral certainty.
- Serving to teach or convey a moral; as, a moral lesson; moral tales.
2. Moral [ n.]
- The doctrine or practice of the duties of life; manner of
living as regards right and wrong; conduct; behavior; -- usually in the
plural. [ n.]- The inner meaning or significance of a fable, a narrative, an occurrence, an experience, etc.; the practical lesson which anything is designed or fitted to teach; the doctrine meant to be inculcated by a fiction; a maxim.
- A morality play. See Morality, 5.
3. Moral [ v. i.]
- To moralize. [ v. i.]Meaning of 'moral' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. moral [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the significance of a story or event
- the significance of a story or event
Example in sentence:
- the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor
2. moral [ a]
[ a]Meaning (2):
- concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
- concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
Example in sentence:
- a moral lesson;
- a moral life;
- a moral quandary;
- a moral scrutiny;
- moral convictions;
- moral sense
3. moral [ s]
[ s]Meaning (3):
- psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect
- psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect
Example in sentence:
- a moral victory;
- moral support
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