What is the meaning of moral?

noun

  • The significance of a story or event.
    • usage: "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"

adjective

  • Concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles.
    • usage: "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life"
  • Psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect.
    • usage: "a moral victory"; "moral support"
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