Definition of moral
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior : ethical
moral judgments
b
: expressing or teaching a conception of right behavior
a moral poem
c
: conforming to a standard of right behavior
took a moral position on the issue though it cost him the nomination
d
: sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment
a moral obligation
e
: capable of right and wrong action
a moral agent
3
: perceptual or psychological rather than tangible or practical in nature or effect
a moral victory moral support
moral
nounDefinition of moral (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: the moral significance or practical lesson (as of a story)
The moral of the story is to be satisfied with what you have.
b
: a passage pointing out usually in conclusion the lesson to be drawn from a story
2
morals plural
a
: moral practices or teachings : modes of conduct
an authoritative code of morals has force and effect when it expresses the settled customs of a stable society— Walter Lippmann
b
: ethics
the science of morals endeavors to divide men into the good and the bad— J. W. Krutch
3
: morale
The casualties did not shake the moral of the soldiers.
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The first known use of moral was in the 14th century
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