moral principle
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- noun
- /ˈmɔrəl ˈprɪnsəpəl/
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principio moral
- The students manifested genuine confusion about the application of moral principles in this context.
- fundamental moral principles
- application of moral principles
- abstract moral principles
Yes, because they value that over their moral principles that they allegedly get from their faith.
- Yes, because they value that over their moral principles that they allegedly get from their faith.
- So like I said, it's about accepting certain moral principles.
- The definition of integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles, moral uprightness.
- What moral philosophy is, is the systematic endeavour to understand moral concepts and to justify moral principles and theories.
- Why can't we just learn good moral principles at home or in a philosophy class, or from a book?
- And then Andy goes on this assumes moral principles have no truth, only preferences.
Examples
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As if there was some very important moral principle at stake here.
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Such legal systems may be avoided by firmly grounding the law in accepted moral principles.
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And let's consider what those moral principles look like.
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You do need a principle before you, a moral principle, to sort out all of those values.
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Nor did the Democratic Party seem to stand for any significant moral principle.
Academic text (2002) -
Now why should this be the second most important moral principle for all humanity to follow?
Academic text (1999) -
The point of this test is consistency in the application of one's moral principles.
Academic text (2002) -
Why can't we just learn good moral principles at home or in a philosophy class, or from a book?
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When they themselves break a moral principle, they react with greater distress and discomfort.
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Many communities rely on shared moral principles to help resolve conflicts peacefully.
Synonyms
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3.4
A moral rule that guides what you think is right or wrong
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7.5
A rule that guides how people behave or think
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A belief about what is right and wrong that guides how people act
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase combines 'moral' (relating to ethics) with 'principle' (a rule or conviction), so its meaning — a rule about right and wrong guiding behavior — is directly derivable from the parts. This adjective + noun composition is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Moral principle is a picture of an inner rule or small compass that points you to right or wrong: moral means about right and wrong and principle means a basic rule. So, it now means 'a belief or rule about what is right and wrong, which guides how people behave'.