- moral courage
- moral courage nounThe power to face disapprobation and ridicule• • •Main Entry: ↑moral
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Moral courage — is the courage to take action for moral reasons despite the risk of adverse consequences.[1] Courage is required to take action when one has doubts or fears about the consequences. Moral courage therefore involves deliberation or careful thought … Wikipedia
moral courage — /mɒrəl ˈkʌrɪdʒ/ (say moruhl kurij) noun bravery of the spirit (def. 11) rather than of the body which makes possible resistance to temptation, intimidation, etc., and any kind of wrongdoing: a man of great moral courage who will take a stand on… …
Jan Karski Award for Moral Courage — Jan Karski Jan Karski, eigentlich Jan Kozielewski (* 24. April 1914 in Łódź, Polen; † 13. Juli 2000 in Washington, D.C.), legendärer polnischer Offizier und Kurier der Polnischen Heimatarmee. Karski studierte … Deutsch Wikipedia
Courage: Eight Portraits — … Wikipedia
Courage (disambiguation) — Courage is the ability to confront fear in the face of pain, danger, uncertainty or intimidation. Courage may also refer to: In ethics: Civil courage, a core issue in ethics Moral courage, an important virtue in various areas of life In… … Wikipedia
Courage — Bravery and Fortitude redirect here. For other uses, see Bravery (disambiguation) and Fortitude (disambiguation). Gallantry redirects here. For other uses, see Gallant (disambiguation). For other uses, see Courage (disambiguation). Fortitudo, by… … Wikipedia
moral — 1 adjective 1 ABOUT RIGHT AND WRONG (only before noun) connected with the principles of what is right and wrong behaviour, and with the difference between good and evil: a man of high moral standards | You don t know the circumstances of the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
courage — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, extraordinary, great, immense, outstanding (esp. BrE), remarkable, tremendous ▪ personal ▪ … Collocations dictionary
moral — [[t]mɒ̱r(ə)l, AM mɔ͟ːr [/t]] ♦♦♦ morals 1) N PLURAL Morals are principles and beliefs concerning right and wrong behaviour. ...Western ideas and morals... They have no morals. Syn: ethics 2) ADJ: ADJ n Moral means relating to beliefs about what… … English dictionary
moral — 01. It is our [moral] responsibility as parents to provide the best possible opportunities for our children. 02. Living together before marriage is against her [morals], so she would never consider it. 03. Aesop s fables always had a [moral]… … Grammatical examples in English
