HyperDic: moral

English > 3 senses of the word *moral*:
ADJECTIVE	all	moral	concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
ADJECTIVE	all	moral	psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect
NOUN	communication	moral, lesson	the significance of a story or event

moral > pronunciation
Sounds	mao'rahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *moral*: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles.
Examples	"moral sense" "a moral scrutiny" "a moral lesson" "a moral quandary" "moral convictions" "a moral life"
Attribute of	morality	concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong
Narrower	chaste	Abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse
	clean, clean-living	morally pure
	moralistic	narrowly and conventionally moral
	righteous	morally justified
See also	chaste	morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
	good	morally admirable
	honorable, honourable	worthy of being honored
	incorrupt	Free of corruption or immorality / immorality
	righteous	Characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
	virtuous	morally excellent
Opposite	immoral	deliberately violating / violating accepted principles of right and wrong
Spanish	moral
Catalan	moral
Nouns	morality	concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong

English > *moral*: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect.
Examples	"a moral victory" "moral support"
Broader	mental	Involving the mind or an intellectual process
Spanish	moral
Catalan	moral

English > *moral*: 3 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaning	The significance of a story or event.
Example	"the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"
Synonym	lesson
Broader	meaning, significance, signification, import	The message that is intended or expressed or signified
Spanish	lección, moraleja, moralidad, moralina, moral
Catalan	lliçó, moralitat, moral

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