moral : Idioms & Phrases

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Moral agent

  • a being who is capable of acting with reference to right and wrong.
Webster 1913

Moral certainty

  • noun certainty based on an inner conviction
    • she believed in the importance of moral absolutes and moral certainty
    • the prosecutor had a moral certainty that the prisoner was guilty
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  • a very high degree or probability, although not demonstrable as a certainty; a probability of so high a degree that it can be confidently acted upon in the affairs of life; as, there is a moral certainty of his guilt.
Webster 1913

moral excellence

  • noun the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
    virtuousness; virtue.
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moral force

  • noun an efficient incentive
    dynamic.
    • they hoped it would act as a spiritual dynamic on all churches
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moral hazard

  • noun (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance)
    • insurance companies are exposed to a moral hazard if the insured party is not honest
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Moral insanity

  • insanity, so called, of the moral system; badness alleged to be irresponsible.
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moral obligation

  • noun an obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong
    • he did it out of a feeling of moral obligation
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Moral philosophy

  • noun the philosophical study of moral values and rules
    ethics.
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  • the science of duty; the science which treats of the nature and condition of man as a moral being, of the duties which result from his moral relations, and the reasons on which they are founded.
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Moral play

  • an allegorical play; a morality. Obs.
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moral principle

  • noun the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
    ethic; value-system; value orientation.
    • the Puritan ethic
    • a person with old-fashioned values
  • noun the principle that conduct should be moral
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Moral sense

  • noun motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
    conscience; scruples; sense of right and wrong.
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  • the power of moral judgment and feeling; the capacity to perceive what is right or wrong in moral conduct, and to approve or disapprove, independently of education or the knowledge of any positive rule or law.
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Moral theology

  • theology applied to morals; practical theology; casuistry.
  • that phase of theology which is concerned with moral character and conduct.
Webster 1913