moraali — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ethics noun The branch of philosophy dealing with what is morally right and wrong.
- moral adj Concerned with right and wrong behaviour, or conforming to accepted standards of good conduct.
- morale noun The overall confidence, enthusiasm, and spirit of a person or group.
- morality noun The distinction between right and wrong, and the principles that guide good behaviour.
Senses
moraali is used for these senses in English:
- ethics standards of conduct
- moral (chiefly, in the plural) Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.
- morale The capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others.
- morality (uncountable) Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner intended to produce morally good results.
- morality (countable) A set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct.
- morality (countable) A set of personal guiding principles for conduct or a general notion of how to behave, whether respectable or not.
ethics — full definition
- noun The branch of philosophy dealing with what is morally right and wrong.
- noun The moral principles that govern a person's or group's behaviour.
moral — full definition
- adj Concerned with right and wrong behaviour, or conforming to accepted standards of good conduct.
- noun The lesson about right and wrong conduct that a story or experience teaches.
- noun The principles of good behaviour that guide someone's conduct (usually plural: morals).