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◊ 'moral'
Moral is used as an adjective, a count noun, or a plural noun.
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When you use it as an adjective, it means `relating to right and wrong behaviour'.
I have noticed a fall in moral standards.
It is our moral duty to stay.
The
moral of a story is what it teaches you about how you should or should not behave.
The moral is clear: you must never marry for money.
Morals are principles of behaviour.
There can be no doubt about the excellence of his morals.
We agreed that business morals nowadays were very low.
◊ 'morality'
Morality is the idea that some forms of behaviour are right and others are wrong.
Punishment always involves the idea of morality.
Sexual morality was enforced by the fear of illegitimacy.
◊ 'morale'
Your
morale is the amount of confidence you have when you are in a difficult or dangerous situation.
The morale of the men was good.
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morality — Synonyms and related words: Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, angelicalness, antimasque, assignment, audience success, ballet, behavior, bomb, broadcast drama, burlesque show, chalk talk, charade, cliff hanger, closet drama, comedy drama,… … Moby Thesaurus
Moral Theology — • Limited to those doctrines which discuss the relations of man and his free actions to God and his supernatural end, and propose the means instituted by God for the attainment of that end Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Moral Theology … Catholic encyclopedia
morale — (n.) 1752, moral principles or practice, from Fr. morale morality, good conduct, from fem. of O.Fr. moral moral (see MORAL (Cf. moral) (adj.)). Meaning confidence (especially in a military context) first recorded 1831, from confusion with Fr.… … Etymology dictionary
Moral — bezeichnet zumeist die faktischen Handlungsmuster, konventionen, regeln oder prinzipien bestimmter Individuen, Gruppen oder Kulturen. So verstanden, sind die Ausdrücke Moral, Ethos oder Sitte weitgehend gleichbedeutend und werden beschreibend… … Deutsch Wikipedia
morale — [mə ral′, môral′] n. [Fr, fem. of moral < L moralis: see MORAL] 1. moral or mental condition with respect to courage, discipline, confidence, enthusiasm, willingness to endure hardship, etc. within a group, in relation to a group, or within an … English World dictionary
moral — [14] Latin mōs ‘custom’ is the starting point of the English family of ‘morality’ words (and its plural mōres was acquired by English as mores in the 20th century). Its derived adjective mōrālis was coined, according to some by Cicero, as a… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
moral — [14] Latin mōs ‘custom’ is the starting point of the English family of ‘morality’ words (and its plural mōres was acquired by English as mores in the 20th century). Its derived adjective mōrālis was coined, according to some by Cicero, as a… … Word origins
Morale — Not to be confused with Murali, Moral, or Morality. For the Italian athlete, see Salvatore Morale. Esprit de corps redirects here. For other uses, see Esprit de corps (disambiguation). Morale, also known as esprit de corps when discussing the… … Wikipedia
Moral hazard — In economic theory, moral hazard is a situation in which a party insulated from risk behaves differently from how it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk. Moral hazard arises because an individual or institution does not take the… … Wikipedia
morality — noun /məˈɹalɪti/ a) Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner … Wiktionary
