Толковый словарь английского языка - moral
Moral
moral
I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~is, from mor-, mos custom Date: 14th century 1. of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior ; ethical , expressing or teaching a conception of right behavior , conforming to a standard of right behavior, sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment , capable of right and wrong action , probable though not proved ; virtual , perceptual or psychological rather than tangible or practical in nature or effect , ~ly adverb Synonyms: see: ~ II. noun Date: 15th century 1. the ~ significance or practical lesson (as of a story), a passage pointing out usually in conclusion the lesson to be drawn from a story, 2. plural ~ practices or teachings ; modes of conduct, ethics, ~e
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 a concerned with goodness or badness of human character or behaviour, or with the distinction between right and wrong. b concerned with accepted rules and standards of human behaviour. 2 a conforming to accepted standards of general conduct. b capable of moral action (man is a moral agent). 3 (of rights or duties etc.) founded on moral law. 4 a concerned with morals or ethics (moral philosophy). b (of a literary work etc.) dealing with moral conduct. 5 concerned with or leading to a psychological effect associated with confidence in a right action (moral courage; moral support; moral victory). --n. 1 a a moral lesson (esp. at the end) of a fable, story, event, etc. b a moral maxim or principle. 2 (in pl.) moral behaviour, e.g. in sexual conduct. Phrases and idioms moral certainty probability so great as to allow no reasonable doubt. moral law the conditions to be satisfied by any right course of action. moral majority the majority of people, regarded as favouring firm moral standards (orig. Moral Majority, name of a right-wing US movement). moral philosophy the branch of philosophy concerned with ethics. moral pressure persuasion by appealing to a person's moral sense. Moral Re-Armament 1 = OXFORD GROUP. 2 the beliefs of this organization, esp. as applied to international relations. moral science systematic knowledge as applied to morals. moral sense the ability to distinguish right and wrong. Derivatives morally adv. Etymology: ME f. L moralis f. mos moris custom, pl. mores morals ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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