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noun

• (of a narrative) The ethical significance or practical lesson.

• (chiefly in the plural) Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.

  Example: a candidate with strong morals

• A morality play.

• A moral certainty.

• An exact counterpart.

verb

• To moralize.

adjective

• Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.

  Example: moral judgments;  a moral poem

• Conforming to a standard of right behaviour; sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment.

  Example: a moral obligation

• Capable of right and wrong action.

  Example: a moral agent

• Probable but not proved.

  Example: a moral certainty

• Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will.

  Example: a moral victory;  moral support