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mor·al
(môr′əl, mŏr′-)adj.
1. Of or concerned with the judgment of right or wrong 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: likes to follow the moral "To each, his own."
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; see mē- in Indo-European roots.]
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: "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 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: "It was righteous anger that motivated letters written by whistle-blowing employees" (Sandra P. Thomas).
These adjectives mean in accord with right or good conduct. Moral applies to personal character and behavior: "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 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: "It was righteous anger that motivated letters written by whistle-blowing employees" (Sandra P. Thomas).
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| Adv. | 1. | morally - with respect to moral principles; "morally unjustified" |
| 2. | morally - in a moral manner; "he acted morally under the circumstances" |
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Translations
أخلاقِيّاً
morálněmravně
moralskt
erkölcsilegerkölcsösen
siîferîilega
morálne
moralno
ahlâklı şekilde
morally
[ˈmɒrəlɪ] ADV [superior, responsible] → moralmente; [right, wrong] → desde el punto de vista moral; [act, behave] → moralmente, éticamentea morally bankrupt society → una sociedad en bancarrota moral
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
morally
[ˈmɒrəli] adv [live, behave] → moralement
[responsible] → moralement
to be morally responsible for sth → être moralement responsable de qch
to hold sb morally responsible for sth → tenir qn moralement responsable de qch
I hold you morally responsible for her death → Je vous tiens moralement responsable de sa mort.moral support (= encouragement) n → soutien m moral
to give sb moral support → apporter à qn un soutien moralmoral victory n → victoire f morale
to be morally responsible for sth → être moralement responsable de qch
to hold sb morally responsible for sth → tenir qn moralement responsable de qch
I hold you morally responsible for her death → Je vous tiens moralement responsable de sa mort.moral support (= encouragement) n → soutien m moral
to give sb moral support → apporter à qn un soutien moralmoral victory n → victoire f morale
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
morally
adv
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
moral
(ˈmorəl) adjective of, or relating to, character or behaviour especially right behaviour. high moral standards; He leads a very moral (= good) life.
noun the lesson to be learned from something that happens, or from a story. The moral of this story is that crime doesn't pay.
ˈmorally adverbmoˈrality noun
morals noun plural
one's principles and behaviour. He has no morals and will do anything for money.
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