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English adjective: moral | |||
| 1. | moral concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles | ||
| Samples | Moral sense. A moral scrutiny. A moral lesson. A moral quandary. Moral convictions. A moral life. | ||
| Similar | chaste, clean, clean-living, incorrupt, moralistic, righteous | ||
| See also | chaste, good, honorable, honourable, righteous, virtuous | ||
| Attribute | morality | ||
| Antonyms | immoral | ||
| 2. | moral psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect | ||
| Samples | A moral victory. Moral support. | ||
| Similar | mental | ||
| Antonyms | physical | ||
English noun: moral | |||
| 1. | moral (communication) the significance of a story or event | ||
| Samples | The moral of the story is to love thy neighbor. | ||
| Synonyms | lesson | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | import, meaning, significance, signification | ||
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