"moral philosophy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: moral philosophies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} moral philosophy (countable and uncountable, plural moral philosophies)
  1. (philosophy) Ethics. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy Translations (ethics (synonym)): 道徳哲学 (dōtoku tetsugaku) (alt: どうとくてつがく) (Japanese), ទស្សនវិជ្ជាសីលធម៌ (tʊəhsa’na’ vɨccie sǝl tʰoa) (Khmer), мора́льная филосо́фия (morálʹnaja filosófija) [feminine] (Russian), filosofía moral [feminine] (Spanish), moralfilosofi [common-gender] (Swedish), triết học đạo đức (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-moral_philosophy-en-noun-ZGxz8X8D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Khmer terms with redundant script codes Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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