moral value
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- noun
- /ˈmɔrəl ˈvælju/
- The community gathered to discuss the declining moral values that they believed were affecting society.
- moral value of an action
- acquire moral values
- traditional moral values
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Watch on YouTubeI do not assign a moral value to my father versus a pig.
- I do not assign a moral value to my father versus a pig.
- So I'm inclined to think, you know, consciousness is the basis of moral value, moral concern.
- Hume just said you shouldn't extrapolate into moral values without good reason.
- It has to be taught and it has to be practised by teaching them respect, teaching them moral values.
- What he wants to say is that these non moral values are also extremely important in life and that a good life needs to include them.
- Meaning, while a slippery concept, seemed inextricable from human relationships and moral values.
- Our uses of indifference has a moral value and affects us.
- She says the negation of aesthetic, spiritual and moral values has become an ethics.
- It's how you maintain these incredible moral values that you have is beyond me.
- And these are what we call ranges of moral values.
- And this might be finally, it's most important moral value.
Examples
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Pedagogy is focused on imparting moral values and cultural norms.
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I want the moral values of the story brought out.
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Well, I believe that is a moral value of culture.
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And children are not born with a sense of moral values.
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In particular, he says that moral values help us construct the self.
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Parents, as well as the extended family, need to instill moral values in their children.
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Society, culture, and religion dictate many of the moral values or principles that individuals strive to achieve.
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Parents play a crucial role in teaching their children important moral values that help them distinguish right from wrong.
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Many educators agree that promoting moral values in schools can lead to better behavior among students.
Synonyms
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An idea about what is right and important in life
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A moral rule that guides what you think is right or wrong
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A good personal quality like honesty or kindness
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A rule or belief about what is right and wrong that guides how people act
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a principle or standard that distinguishes right from wrong' is directly derivable from combining 'moral' (relating to ethics) with 'value' (a belief or ideal). This adjective+noun composition is compositional and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Moral value gives a simple image: a scale that weighs how good or bad an action is. The part moral is about 'right' and 'wrong' and the part value is about worth, so together they mean a principle that helps 'guide' our choices.