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English noun: moral principle

1. moral principle (cognition) the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group


SamplesThe Puritan ethic.
A person with old-fashioned values.


Synonymsethic, value orientation, value-system


Broader (hypernym)principle


Narrower (hyponym)Chartism

2. moral principle (communication) the principle that conduct should be moral


Broader (hypernym)precept, principle


Narrower (hyponym)categorical imperative









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