moral

adj.

1. Of or concerned with the judgment of the goodness or badness of human action and character: moral scrutiny; a moral quandary.
2. Teaching or exhibiting goodness or correctness of character and behavior: a moral lesson.
3. Conforming to standards of what is right or just in behavior; virtuous: a moral life.
4. Arising from conscience or the sense of right and wrong: a moral obligation.
5. Having psychological rather than physical or tangible effects: a moral victory; moral support.
6. Based on strong likelihood or firm conviction, rather than on the actual evidence: a moral certainty.

n.

1. The lesson or principle contained in or taught by a fable, a story, or an event.
2. A concisely expressed precept or general truth; a maxim.
3. morals Rules or habits of conduct, especially of sexual conduct, with reference to standards of right and wrong: a person of loose morals; a decline in the public morals.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mōrālis, from mōs, mōr-, custom.]

morally mor'al·ly adv.

SYNONYMS  moral, ethical, virtuous, righteous. These adjectives mean in accord with right or good conduct. Moral applies to personal character and behavior, especially sexual conduct: “Our moral sense dictates a clearcut preference for these societies which share with us an abiding respect for individual human rights” (Jimmy Carter). Ethical stresses idealistic standards of right and wrong: “Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants” (Omar N. Bradley). Virtuous implies moral excellence and loftiness of character: “The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous” (Frederick Douglass). Righteous emphasizes moral uprightness; when it is applied to actions, reactions, or impulses, it often implies justifiable outrage: “He was . . . stirred by righteous wrath” (John Galsworthy).

adjective

1. Teaching morality: didactic, didactical, moralizing. See teach/learn.
2. In accordance with principles of right or good conduct: ethical, principled, proper, right, righteous, rightful, right-minded, virtuous. See right/wrong.
3. Being on a high intellectual or moral level: elevated, high-minded, noble. See high/low.

noun

1. The principle taught by a fable or parable, for example: lesson. See meaning.
2. A rule or habit of conduct with regard to right and wrong or a body of such rules and habits. ethic, ethicality, morality. See right/wrong.

adj

Definition: ethical, honest
Antonyms: amoral, bad, corrupt, dishonest, evil, immoral, sinful, unethical, unprincipled, vile

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adj

Relating to the conscience or moral sense or to the general principles of correct conduct.

Pertaining to human behaviour, especially the distinction between what is right and wrong.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

adj.

Conforming to a local and mutable standard of right. Having the quality of general expediency.

    It is sayd there be a raunge of mountaynes in the Easte, on 
one syde of the which certayn conducts are immorall, yet on the other 
syde they are holden in good esteeme; wherebye the mountayneer is much 
conveenyenced, for it is given to him to goe downe eyther way and act 
as it shall suite his moode, withouten offence.
                                                   Gooke's Meditations

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IN BRIEF: Having to do with right and wrong in conduct.

The great instrument of moral good is the imagination. — Percy Shelley (1792-1822).

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - moralsk, moral-, åndelig
n. - moral, morale, åndelig habitus

idioms:

• moral certainty    meget stor sandsynlighed
• moral fibre    moralsk habitus, karakterstyrke
• moral majority    moralsk græsrodsbevægelse i USA
• moral pressure    moralsk pres
• moral sense    moralfølelse
• moral victory    moralsk sejr
• the moral high ground    moralsk overlegenhed i en debat

Nederlands (Dutch)
moraal, zedenles, principe, moreel, zedelijk

Français (French)
adj. - moral
n. - morale, m¯urs, moralité

idioms:

• moral certainty    certitude morale
• moral fibre    trempe, force morale
• moral majority    majorité morale
• moral pressure    pression morale
• moral sense    sens moral
• moral victory    victoire morale
• the moral high ground    (prendre) une position moraliste

Deutsch (German)
n. - Moral
adj. - moralisch, sittlich, tugendhaft

idioms:

• moral certainty    so gut wie sicher
• moral fibre    Charakterstärke
• moral majority    vermutete Mehrheit, die für strengere öffentl. Moral eintritt
• moral pressure    moralischer Druck
• moral sense    moralisches Bewußtsein
• moral victory    moralischer Sieg
• the moral high ground    moralisch bessere Stellung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επιμύθιο, ηθικό δίδαγμα, (πληθ.) ηθικές αρχές
adj. - ηθικός, ψυχικός, ενάρετος, χρηστοήθης, χρηστός

idioms:

• moral certainty    εσωτερική βεβαιότητα
• moral fibre    ηθική υπόσταση, χαρακτήρας
• moral majority    ηθική πλειοψηφία
• moral pressure    ηθική πίεση
• moral sense    δύναμη διακρίσεως καλού-κακού
• moral victory    ηθική νίκη
• the moral high ground    ηθική υπεροψία

Italiano (Italian)
morale

idioms:

• moral certainty    certezza morale
• moral fibre    fibra morale
• moral majority    maggioranza
• moral pressure    pressione morale
• moral sense    senso morale
• moral victory    vittoria morale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - moral (m)
adj. - moral

idioms:

• moral certainty    certeza moral, absoluta
• moral fibre    fibra (f) (fig.)
• moral majority    moral cristã severa
• moral pressure    pressão moral
• moral sense    senso moral
• moral victory    vitória moral
• the moral high ground    os moralistas

Русский (Russian)
мораль, нравы, нравственный, вежливый, духовный, нравоучительный

idioms:

• moral certainty    внутренняя уверенность
• moral fibre    духовные силы
• moral majority    большинство, поддерживающее традиционные моральные ценности, правое движение в США
• moral pressure    моральное давление
• moral sense    способность отличить хорошее от плохого
• moral victory    моральная победа
• the moral high ground    высокие нравственные мотивы

Español (Spanish)
adj. - moral, moralidad, honrado, recto, con moralidad, decente
n. - moral, moralidad, moraleja, enseñanza, ética

idioms:

• moral certainty    certidumbre moral, plena certeza
• moral fibre    fibra moral
• moral majority    la mayoría moral (movimiento político de derecha en EE.UU.)
• moral pressure    presión moral
• moral sense    sentido moral
• moral victory    victoria moral
• the moral high ground    incorruptible, de moral intachable

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (sens)moral, sedelära, moral
adj. - moralisk, andlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
道德的, 良心的, 品性端正的, 道德, 寓意, 品行

idioms:

• moral certainty    接近必然的可能性, 确实可靠性
• moral fibre    有道德品性
• moral majority    道德的大多数
• moral pressure    道德压力
• moral sense    是非感
• moral victory    精神胜利, 虽败犹荣
• the moral high ground    崇高道德

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 道德的, 良心的, 品性端正的
n. - 道德, 寓意, 品行

idioms:

• moral certainty    接近必然的可能性, 確實可靠性
• moral fibre    有道德品性
• moral majority    道德的大多數
• moral pressure    道德壓力
• moral sense    是非感
• moral victory    精神勝利, 雖敗猶榮
• the moral high ground    崇高道德

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 윤리의, 품행이 단정한, 정신적인
n. - 교훈, 매우 유사한 것

idioms:

• the moral high ground    도덕적인 유리한 입장

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 道徳の, 道義上の, 道徳的な, 精神的な, 教訓的な, ありそうな
n. - 教訓, 道徳, 品行, 修身, 倫理学

idioms:

• moral certainty    まず間違いのないこと
• moral fibre    道徳的性格の人
• moral majority    モラルマジョリティ
• moral pressure    道義心に訴える説得
• moral sense    道徳観念, 道徳感覚
• moral support    精神的な援助
• moral victory    事実上の勝利
• the moral high ground    他より価値のある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عبرة, مغزى (صفه) سلوك أخلاقي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מוסרי, בעל מוסר-השכל, טהר-מידות, צדיק‬
n. - ‮מוסר, מוסר-השכל, צדיק, פרק מאלף, מידות (ברבים), אורח חיים מוסרי (ברבים)‬

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