moral — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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.
• righteous adj Morally right or virtuous; acting justly.
• spirit noun The non-physical part of a person believed to hold their character, emotions, or soul.

Senses

moral is used for these senses in English:

• morale The capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others.
• righteous Moral and virtuous, perhaps to the point of sanctimony.
• spirit Enthusiasm.

moral — full definition

1. adj Concerned with right and wrong behaviour, or conforming to accepted standards of good conduct.
2. noun The lesson about right and wrong conduct that a story or experience teaches.
3. noun The principles of good behaviour that guide someone's conduct (usually plural: morals).

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