"moral minimum" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: moral minimums [plural], moral minima [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|moral minima}} moral minimum (plural moral minimums or moral minima)
  1. (ethics) A standard or principle upheld as indispensable for moral conduct, whether within a particular context or in general. Categories (topical): Ethics
    Sense id: en-moral_minimum-en-noun-y9tTqQoJ Topics: ethics, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  2. (ethics) The specific rule that one should do no intentional harm, often considered the bare minimum required for ethical behavior. Categories (topical): Ethics, Directives
    Sense id: en-moral_minimum-en-noun-2qst-KKH Disambiguation of Directives: 33 67 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 25 75 Topics: ethics, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: do no harm

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