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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Moral \Mor"al\, a. [F., fr. It. moralis, fr. mos, moris, manner,
custom, habit, way of life, conduct.]
1. Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those
intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue
and vice, are predicated, or to the rules by which such
intentions and actions ought to be directed; relating to
the practice, manners, or conduct of men as social beings
in relation to each other, as respects right and wrong, so
far as they are properly subject to rules.
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Keep at the least within the compass of moral
actions, which have in them vice or virtue.
--Hooker.
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Mankind is broken loose from moral bands. --Dryden.
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She had wandered without rule or guidance in a moral
wilderness. --Hawthorne.
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2. Conformed to accepted rules of right; acting in conformity
with such rules; virtuous; just; as, a moral man. Used
sometimes in distinction from religious; as, a moral
rather than a religious life.
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The wiser and more moral part of mankind. --Sir M.
Hale.
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3. Capable of right and wrong action or of being governed by
a sense of right; subject to the law of duty.
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A moral agent is a being capable of those actions
that have a moral quality, and which can properly be
denominated good or evil in a moral sense. --J.
Edwards.
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4. Acting upon or through one's moral nature or sense of
right, or suited to act in such a manner; as, a moral
arguments; moral considerations. Sometimes opposed to
material and physical; as, moral pressure or support.
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5. Supported by reason or probability; practically
sufficient; -- opposed to legal or demonstrable; as, a
moral evidence; a moral certainty.
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6. Serving to teach or convey a moral; as, a moral lesson;
moral tales.
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Moral agent, a being who is capable of acting with
reference to right and wrong.
Moral certainty, a very high degree or probability,
although not demonstrable as a certainty; a probability of
so high a degree that it can be confidently acted upon in
the affairs of life; as, there is a moral certainty of his
guilt.
Moral insanity, insanity, so called, of the moral system;
badness alleged to be irresponsible.
Moral philosophy, the science of duty; the science which
treats of the nature and condition of man as a moral
being, of the duties which result from his moral
relations, and the reasons on which they are founded.
Moral play, an allegorical play; a morality. [Obs.]
Moral sense, the power of moral judgment and feeling; the
capacity to perceive what is right or wrong in moral
conduct, and to approve or disapprove, independently of
education or the knowledge of any positive rule or law.
Moral theology, theology applied to morals; practical
theology; casuistry.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Moral \Mor"al\, a. [F., fr. It. moralis, fr. mos, moris, manner,
custom, habit, way of life, conduct.]
1. Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those
intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue
and vice, are predicated, or to the rules by which such
intentions and actions ought to be directed; relating to
the practice, manners, or conduct of men as social beings
in relation to each other, as respects right and wrong, so
far as they are properly subject to rules.
Keep at the least within the compass of moral
actions, which have in them vice or virtue.
--Hooker.
Mankind is broken loose from moral bands. --Dryden.
She had wandered without rule or guidance in a moral
wilderness. --Hawthorne.
2. Conformed to accepted rules of right; acting in conformity
with such rules; virtuous; just; as, a moral man. Used
sometimes in distinction from religious; as, a moral
rather than a religious life.
The wiser and more moral part of mankind. --Sir M.
Hale.
3. Capable of right and wrong action or of being governed by
a sense of right; subject to the law of duty.
A moral agent is a being capable of those actions
that have a moral quality, and which can properly be
denominated good or evil in a moral sense. --J.
Edwards.
4. Acting upon or through one's moral nature or sense of
right, or suited to act in such a manner; as, a moral
arguments; moral considerations. Sometimes opposed to
material and physical; as, moral pressure or support.
5. Supported by reason or probability; practically
sufficient; -- opposed to legal or demonstrable; as, a
moral evidence; a moral certainty.
6. Serving to teach or convey a moral; as, a moral lesson;
moral tales.
Moral agent, a being who is capable of acting with
reference to right and wrong.
Moral certainty, a very high degree or probability,
although not demonstrable as a certainty; a probability of
so high a degree that it can be confidently acted upon in
the affairs of life; as, there is a moral certainty of his
guilt.
Moral insanity, insanity, so called, of the moral system;
badness alleged to be irresponsible.
Moral philosophy, the science of duty; the science which
treats of the nature and condition of man as a moral
being, of the duties which result from his moral
relations, and the reasons on which they are founded.
Moral play, an allegorical play; a morality. [Obs.]
Moral sense, the power of moral judgment and feeling; the
capacity to perceive what is right or wrong in moral
conduct, and to approve or disapprove, independently of
education or the knowledge of any positive rule or law.
Moral theology, theology applied to morals; practical
theology; casuistry.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
moral philosophy
n : the philosophical study of moral values and rules [syn: ethics]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
moral philosophy
n.
(lb en philosophy) ethics.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
moral philosophy
n.
(lb en philosophy) ethics.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
moral philosophy
n.
(lb en philosophy) ethics.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
moral philosophy
n.
(lb en philosophy) ethics.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
moral philosophy /mˈɒɹəl fɪlˈɒsəfi/
Ethik , Sittenlehre , Morallehre , Moralphilosophie [phil.]
Synonyms: ethics, moral doctrine
see: professional ethics, discourse ethics, deontological ethics, sexual ethics, virtue ethics, business ethics, applied ethics, argumentative ethics, autonomous ethics, authoritarian ethics, descriptive ethics, decisionist ethics, eudaemonist ethics, eudemonist ethics, formal ethics, collectivist ethics, material ethics, nominalistic ethics, normative ethics, prescriptive ethics, objectivist ethics, phenomenological ethics, teleological ethics, theonomic ethics, vitalistic ethics
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
moral philosophy /mˈɒɹəl fɪlˈɒsəfi/
1. erkölcstan
2. etika
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
moral philosophy /mˈɒɹəl fɪlˈɒsəfi/
道徳哲学
ethics (synonym)
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
伦理学
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