moral

Definitions of moral in various dictionaries:

noun - the significance of a story or event

adj - concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

adj - psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect

Of or concerned with the judgment of the goodness or badness of human action and character: moral scrutiny; a moral quandary.

Teaching or exhibiting goodness or correctness of character and behavior: a moral lesson.

Conforming to standards of what is right or just in behavior; virtuous: a moral life.

Arising from conscience or the sense of right and wrong: a moral obligation.

Having psychological rather than physical or tangible effects: a moral victory; moral support.

Based on strong likelihood or firm conviction, rather than on the actual evidence: a moral certainty.

The lesson or principle contained in or taught by a fable, a story, or an event.

These adj ectives mean in accord with principles or rules of right or good conduct.

adv - pertaining to principles of right and wrong [ adj ] : MORALLY

MORAL - A moral (from Latin morlis) is a message that is conveyed or a lesson to be learned from a story or event. The moral may be left to the hearer, reade...