moral+principle

  • 31Moral — Mor al, n. 1. The doctrine or practice of the duties of life; manner of living as regards right and wrong; conduct; behavior; usually in the plural. [1913 Webster] Corrupt in their morals as vice could make them. South. [1913 Webster] 2. The… …

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  • 32moral excellence — index principle (virtue), probity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 33moral rectitude — index ethics, honor (good reputation), principle (virtue) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 34principle — prin|ci|ple W1S3 [ˈprınsıpəl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(moral rule)¦ 2¦(idea behind something)¦ 3 in principle 4¦(rules of a process)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: principe, from Latin principium beginning , from princeps; PRINCE] 1.) …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 35principle — noun 1 basic general rule ADJECTIVE ▪ basic, broad, central, fundamental, general, underlying ▪ the basic principles of car maintenance ▪ b …

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  • 36Moral responsibility — For other types of responsibility, see Responsibility (disambiguation). Part of a series on Freedom …

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  • 37Principle of double effect — Part of a series on St. Thomas Aquinas …

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  • 38principle — / prInsifipFl/ noun 1 MORAL RULE a) (C, U) a moral rule or set of ideas which makes you behave in a particular way: She resigned on a matter of principle. | the principle of the thing spoken: You shouldn t just take the car without asking, it s… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 39moral luck — (MOHR.ul luk) n. The principle that the perceived morality of a person s actions sometimes depends on luck or chance. Example Citation: Kant sought to make morality as pure and disconnected as possible from the vagaries of circumstance and… …

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  • 40Moral relativism — For other uses, see Relativism Moral relativism may be any of several descriptive, meta ethical, or normative positions. Each of them is concerned with the differences in moral judgments across different people and cultures: Descriptive… …

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