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noun practical lesson ADJ. clear VERB + MORAL draw There are clear morals to be drawn from the failure of these companies. PREP. ~ to There is a clear moral to all this. morals: principles ADJ. good, strict | doubtful, loose Women who went to pubs alone would sometimes be assumed to have loose morals. | sexual | public | Christian VERB + MORAL have He has absolutely no morals, that man! | instil She had tried her best to instil morals into her daughters. | protect | corrupt PHRASES a decline in morals
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moral
moral + NOUN
a moral standard/principle
• Has there been a decline in moral standards in our society?
a moral value
(= behaviour that a society believes is right and good )
• Schools teach moral values both by example and in lessons.
a moral duty/obligation
(= something you must do for moral reasons )
• If you have a pet, you have a moral obligation to take care of it.
a moral judgment
• We shouldn't make moral judgements about the way other people live their lives.
a moral imperative
(= something that must be done for moral reasons )
• He felt that rescuing the hostages was a moral imperative.
a moral code
(= a set of beliefs about right and wrong that influences your behaviour )
• His own moral code is based on his religious beliefs.
a moral issue
• a debate on the moral issues surrounding the use of animals in medical research
a moral dilemma
(= a difficult decision for moral reasons )
• Doctors face a moral dilemma when a patient can be kept alive but has no chance of real recovery.
sb’s moral sense
(= a feeling for what is right and what is wrong )
• Children’s moral sense develops over a number of years.
moral superiority
(= the idea that you are morally right and other people are not )
• He connects high social class with moral superiority.
moral philosophy
(= the study of moral principles and rules )
• a class in moral philosophy
the moral order
(= the way societies are organized according to moral standards )
• Hitler posed the greatest threat to the moral order of the world that history has ever seen.
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