moral

Definition

  • noun: a lesson that is learned from a story or an experience
  • noun: the moral
  • adjective: concerning or relating to what is right and wrong in human behavior
  • adjective: of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior
  • synonyms: virtuous, conduct, behavior

Examples

  • a person with/of 'loose morals' [=a person whose behavior and especially whose sexual behavior is considered morally wrong by some people]

  • Although they lost, the minority claimed the vote as a 'moral victory' since they had won the support of so many former opponents.

  • He's a man with strong 'moral' convictions. [=a man who believes strongly that some things are right and others are wrong]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) up at the battlefield. ...The battlefield? ...You know us Southerners. I mean, the minute the Confederacy died, it became a moral issue. Come on, I'll, uh, I'll give you a ride up there. That's great. Thank you. All right. Nice meeting you. # What this world needs (..)
    2002 Sweet Home Alabama