"moral" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɒɹəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmoɹəl/ [General-American], /ˈmɑɹəl/ [East-Coast] Audio: en-us-moral.ogg [US] Forms: more moral [comparative], most moral [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒɹəl, -ɔːɹəl Etymology: From Middle English moral, from Old French moral, from Latin mōrālis (“relating to manners or morals”) (first used by Cicero, to translate Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós, “moral”)), from mos (“manner, custom”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|moral}} Middle English moral, {{der|en|fro|moral}} Old French moral, {{der|en|la|mōrālis|t=relating to manners or morals}} Latin mōrālis (“relating to manners or morals”), {{cog|grc|ἠθικός|t=moral}} Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós, “moral”), {{m|la|mos|t=manner, custom}} mos (“manner, custom”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} moral (comparative more moral, superlative most moral)
  1. Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour. Translations (relating to principles of right and wrong): moral (Albanian), أَخْلَاقِيّ (ʔaḵlāqiyy) (Arabic), բարոյական (baroyakan) (Armenian), əxlaqi (Azerbaijani), мара́льны (marálʹny) (Belarusian), নৈতিক (nōitik) (Bengali), мора́лен (morálen) (Bulgarian), moral (Catalan), ئەخلاق (exlaq) (Central Kurdish), 道德的 (dàodé de) (Chinese Mandarin), morální (Czech), moralsk (Danish), moreel (Dutch), kõlbeline (Estonian), moraalne (Estonian), moraalinen (Finnish), moral (French), moral (Galician), მორალური (moraluri) (Georgian), moralisch (German), ηθικός (ithikós) (Greek), מוּסָר (musár) (Hebrew), नैतिक (naitik) (Hindi), morális (Hungarian), erkölcsi (Hungarian), morale (Italian), моральдық (moraldyq) (Kazakh), ақылақтық (aqylaqtyq) (Kazakh), моралдык (moraldık) (Kyrgyz), morāls (Latvian), moralinis (Lithuanian), морален (moralen) (Macedonian), moralsk (Norwegian Bokmål), اخلاقي (axlāqi) (Pashto), اخلاقی (axlâqi) (Persian), moralny (Polish), moral (Portuguese), moral (Romanian), мора́льный (morálʹnyj) (Russian), нравоучи́тельный (nravoučítelʹnyj) (Russian), назида́тельный (nazidátelʹnyj) (Russian), moralta (Scottish Gaelic), мо̀ра̄лан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), mòrālan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), morálny (Slovak), moralen (Slovene), moral (Spanish), moralisk (Swedish), ахлоқӣ (axloqī) (Tajik), ahlakî (Turkish), ahlaki (Turkish), ahlaksal (Turkish), ahlakly (Turkmen), мора́льний (morálʹnyj) (Ukrainian), اَخْلاقی (axlāqī) (Urdu), ئەخلاقىي (exlaqiy) (Uyghur), axloqiy (Uzbek), מאָראַליש (moralish) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-moral-en-adj-Rn7N-KzH Disambiguation of 'relating to principles of right and wrong': 55 8 33 2 1
  2. Conforming to a standard of right behaviour; sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment. Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms (conforming to a standard of right behaviour): incorruptible, noble, righteous, virtuous Translations (conforming to a standard of right behavior): բարոյական (baroyakan) (Armenian), доброде́телен (dobrodételen) (Bulgarian), нра́вствен (nrávstven) (Bulgarian), moral (Catalan), ئەخلاق (exlaq) (Central Kurdish), moralsk (Danish), zedelijk (Dutch), morala (Esperanto), moraalinen (Finnish), moral (French), moral (Galician), moralisch (German), sittlich (German), ηθικός (ithikós) (Greek), מוּסָרִי (musarí) (Hebrew), morális (Hungarian), erkölcsös (Hungarian), probus (Latin), morāls (Latvian), beasagh (Manx), sedelig (Norwegian Bokmål), sedug (Norwegian Nynorsk), sedeleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), sitlich (Plautdietsch), moralny (Polish), moral (Portuguese), мора́льный (morálʹnyj) (Russian), нра́вственный (nrávstvennyj) (Russian), эти́ческий (etíčeskij) (Russian), доброде́тельный (dobrodételʹnyj) (Russian), moralta (Scottish Gaelic), moral (Spanish), moralisk (Swedish), ahlakî (Turkish), ahlaki (Turkish), מאָראַליש (moralish) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-moral-en-adj-clONYEL7 Disambiguation of Personality: 1 23 0 2 26 18 6 5 5 5 10 Disambiguation of 'conforming to a standard of right behaviour': 12 75 4 8 1 Disambiguation of 'conforming to a standard of right behavior': 16 66 10 5 2
  3. Capable of right and wrong action. Translations (capable of right and wrong action): нра́вствен (nrávstven) (Bulgarian), moralsk (Danish), moraalinen (Finnish), moral [masculine] (French), moralisch (German), ηθικός (ithikós) (Greek), morális (Hungarian), moralta (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-moral-en-adj-40BRrYpn Disambiguation of 'capable of right and wrong action': 10 3 86 1 0
  4. Probable but not proved. Synonyms (probable but not proved): virtual Translations (probable but not proved): духо́вный (duxóvnyj) (Russian), душе́вный (dušévnyj) (Russian), вну́тренний (vnútrennij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-moral-en-adj-H-WoJ-EU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 9 0 23 1 1 5 25 24 2 5 Disambiguation of 'probable but not proved': 3 5 0 91 1 Disambiguation of 'probable but not proved': 3 5 0 92 1
  5. Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (positively affecting the mind, confidence or will): moralisk (Danish), moreel (Dutch), moraalinen (Finnish), moralisch (German), ηθικός (ithikós) (Greek), morális (Hungarian), мора́льный (morálʹnyj) (Russian), moralta (Scottish Gaelic), moralisk (Swedish), moral verici (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-moral-en-adj-bzUfv6Mi Disambiguation of Personality: 1 23 0 2 26 18 6 5 5 5 10 Disambiguation of 'positively affecting the mind, confidence or will': 0 2 0 2 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: ethical

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɒɹəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmoɹəl/ [General-American], /ˈmɑɹəl/ [East-Coast] Audio: en-us-moral.ogg [US] Forms: morals [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒɹəl, -ɔːɹəl Etymology: From Middle English moral, from Old French moral, from Latin mōrālis (“relating to manners or morals”) (first used by Cicero, to translate Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós, “moral”)), from mos (“manner, custom”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|moral}} Middle English moral, {{der|en|fro|moral}} Old French moral, {{der|en|la|mōrālis|t=relating to manners or morals}} Latin mōrālis (“relating to manners or morals”), {{cog|grc|ἠθικός|t=moral}} Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós, “moral”), {{m|la|mos|t=manner, custom}} mos (“manner, custom”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} moral (plural morals)
  1. (of a narrative) The ethical significance or practical lesson. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (the moral significance or practical lesson): عِظَة (ʕiẓa) [feminine] (Arabic), мара́ль (marálʹ) [feminine] (Belarusian), павуча́нне (pavučánnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), поу́ка (poúka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), moralitat [feminine] (Catalan), 教訓 (Chinese Mandarin), 教训 (jiàoxùn) (Chinese Mandarin), moraal [feminine] (Dutch), opetus (Finnish), moralité [feminine] (French), Moral [feminine] (German), tanulság (Hungarian), múineadh [masculine] (Irish), teagasc [masculine] (Irish), 教訓 (kyōkun) (alt: きょうくん) (Japanese), 교훈 (gyohun) (alt: 敎訓) (Korean), morāle [feminine] (Latvian), поука (pouka) [feminine] (Macedonian), bun-cheeal [feminine] (Manx), morał [masculine] (Polish), moral [feminine] (Portuguese), мора́ль (morálʹ) [feminine] (Russian), назида́ние (nazidánije) [neuter] (Russian), поуче́ние (poučénije) [neuter] (Russian), teagasg [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), по̏ука [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), pȍuka [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), moraleja [feminine] (Spanish), sensmoral [common-gender] (Swedish), hikayenin özü (Turkish), мора́ль (morálʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), повча́ння (povčánnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), напуча́ння (napučánnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), מאָראַל (moral) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-moral-en-noun-QXnVE1NS Disambiguation of Personality: 1 23 0 2 26 18 6 5 5 5 10 Disambiguation of 'the moral significance or practical lesson': 86 2 5 3 4
  2. (chiefly in the plural) Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct. Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Ethics Synonyms (moral practices or teachings): ethics, mores Translations (moral practices or teachings): мора́л (morál) [masculine] (Bulgarian), нра́вственост (nrávstvenost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), moral [feminine] (Catalan), 道德 (dàodé) (Chinese Mandarin), moral [common-gender] (Danish), moraal [feminine] (Dutch), moraali (Finnish), morale [feminine] (French), moral [feminine] (Galician), Moral [feminine] (German), erkölcs (Hungarian), morál (Hungarian), mōrālitās [feminine] (Latin), morāle [feminine] (Latvian), morały [masculine, plural] (Polish), moralidade [feminine] (Portuguese), мора́ль (morálʹ) [feminine] (Russian), нра́вственность (nrávstvennostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), teagasg [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), moral [common-gender] (Swedish), ahlak (Turkish), đạo đức (alt: 道德) (Vietnamese), מאָראַל (moral) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-moral-en-noun-Rz5TKZSf Disambiguation of Ethics: 1 8 0 2 1 12 31 23 3 4 15 Disambiguation of 'moral practices or teachings': 2 53 22 20 2 Disambiguation of 'moral practices or teachings': 2 53 22 20 2
  3. (obsolete) A morality play. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-moral-en-noun-vC8gCt8Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 9 0 23 1 1 5 25 24 2 5
  4. (slang, dated) A moral certainty. Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-moral-en-noun-Ng8hlMkn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 9 0 23 1 1 5 25 24 2 5
  5. (slang, dated) An exact counterpart. Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-moral-en-noun-euhprGZ9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: golden rule

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɒɹəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmoɹəl/ [General-American], /ˈmɑɹəl/ [East-Coast] Audio: en-us-moral.ogg [US] Forms: morals [present, singular, third-person], moraling [participle, present], moralling [participle, present], moraled [participle, past], moraled [past], moralled [participle, past], moralled [past]
Rhymes: -ɒɹəl, -ɔːɹəl Etymology: From Middle English moral, from Old French moral, from Latin mōrālis (“relating to manners or morals”) (first used by Cicero, to translate Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós, “moral”)), from mos (“manner, custom”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|moral}} Middle English moral, {{der|en|fro|moral}} Old French moral, {{der|en|la|mōrālis|t=relating to manners or morals}} Latin mōrālis (“relating to manners or morals”), {{cog|grc|ἠθικός|t=moral}} Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós, “moral”), {{m|la|mos|t=manner, custom}} mos (“manner, custom”) Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=moralled|pres_ptc2=moralling}} moral (third-person singular simple present morals, present participle moraling or moralling, simple past and past participle moraled or moralled)
  1. (intransitive) To moralize. Tags: intransitive Related terms: morale, morality, moralize, morals, mores
    Sense id: en-moral-en-verb-6hhNLlxn Derived forms: double moral, juridico-moral, medicomoral, moral arithmetic, moral authority, moral bankruptcy, moral circle, moral code, moral compass, moral dilemma, moral diversity, moral duty, moral fiber, moral fibre, moral futurism, moral hazard, moral high ground, moral imperative, moral injury, moral leper, moral low ground, Moral Majority, moral minimum, moral nihilism, moral objectivism, moral obligation, moral order, moral panic, moral philosophy, moral police, moral realism, moral relativism, moral science, moral sense, moral suasion, moral support, moral system, moral turpitude, moral universe, moral victory

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          "word": "নৈতিক"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "word": "moreel"
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          "lang": "Hebrew",
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          "lang": "Hindi",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
          "word": "erkölcsi"
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          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
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          "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
          "word": "моральдық"
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          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "aqylaqtyq",
          "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
          "word": "ақылақтық"
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        {
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          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "exlaq",
          "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
          "word": "ئەخلاق"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "moraldık",
          "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
          "word": "моралдык"
        },
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          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
          "word": "morāls"
        },
        {
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          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
          "word": "moralinis"
        },
        {
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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        {
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          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "axlāqi",
          "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
          "word": "اخلاقي"
        },
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        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "moralled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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          "word": "double moral"
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          "word": "juridico-moral"
        },
        {
          "word": "medicomoral"
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        {
          "word": "moral arithmetic"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral authority"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral bankruptcy"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral circle"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral code"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral compass"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral dilemma"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral diversity"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral duty"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral fiber"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral fibre"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral futurism"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral hazard"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral high ground"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral imperative"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral injury"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral leper"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral low ground"
        },
        {
          "word": "Moral Majority"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral minimum"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral nihilism"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral objectivism"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral obligation"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral order"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral panic"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral philosophy"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral police"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral realism"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral relativism"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral science"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral sense"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral suasion"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral support"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral system"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral turpitude"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral universe"
        },
        {
          "word": "moral victory"
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          "word": "morale"
        },
        {
          "word": "morality"
        },
        {
          "word": "moralize"
        },
        {
          "word": "morals"
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        {
          "word": "mores"
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɒɹəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmoɹəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɑɹəl/",
      "tags": [
        "East-Coast"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɒɹəl"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɔːɹəl"
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      "note": "without the horse–hoarse merger",
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        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "note": "without the horse–hoarse merger",
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        "US"
      ]
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      "audio": "en-us-moral.ogg",
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
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}

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    {
      "word": "immoral"
    },
    {
      "word": "unethical"
    },
    {
      "word": "corrupt"
    },
    {
      "word": "unscrupulous"
    },
    {
      "word": "amoral"
    },
    {
      "word": "non-moral"
    },
    {
      "word": "pseudomoral"
    },
    {
      "word": "unmoral"
    }
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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Requests for review of Telugu translations",
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    "Rhymes:English/ɒɹəl/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:English/ɔːɹəl",
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    "en:Personality"
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      "word": "ethical"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "moral"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "2": "la",
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      "args": {
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        "t": "manner, custom"
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      "name": "m"
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      "form": "more moral",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "most moral",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
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        {
          "text": "moral judgments; a moral poem",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "a moral obligation",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        [
          "wrong",
          "wrong"
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          "behaviour"
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      "categories": [
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          "text": "a moral action",
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          "right"
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          "conscience",
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          "ethical",
          "ethical"
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        [
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          "judgment"
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      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a moral agent",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Capable of right and wrong action."
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a moral certainty",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Probable but not proved."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Probable",
          "probable"
        ],
        [
          "proved",
          "proved"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a moral victory; moral support",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mind",
          "mind"
        ],
        [
          "confidence",
          "confidence"
        ],
        [
          "will",
          "will"
        ]
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɒɹəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmoɹəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɑɹəl/",
      "tags": [
        "East-Coast"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒɹəl"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːɹəl"
    },
    {
      "note": "without the horse–hoarse merger",
      "other": "/ˈmɔrəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "note": "without the horse–hoarse merger",
      "other": "/ˈmɒɹ-/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland",
        "US"
      ]
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      "audio": "en-us-moral.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4e/En-us-moral.ogg/En-us-moral.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/En-us-moral.ogg",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behaviour",
      "word": "incorruptible"
    },
    {
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behaviour",
      "word": "noble"
    },
    {
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behaviour",
      "word": "righteous"
    },
    {
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behaviour",
      "word": "virtuous"
    },
    {
      "sense": "probable but not proved",
      "word": "virtual"
    }
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    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔaḵlāqiyy",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "أَخْلَاقِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "baroyakan",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "բարոյական"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "əxlaqi"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "marálʹny",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "мара́льны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "nōitik",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "নৈতিক"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "morálen",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "мора́лен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dàodé de",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "道德的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "morální"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "moralsk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "moreel"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "kõlbeline"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "moraalne"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "moraalinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "moraluri",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "მორალური"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "moralisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ithikós",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "ηθικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "musár",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "מוּסָר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "naitik",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "नैतिक"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "morális"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "erkölcsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "morale"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "moraldyq",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "моральдық"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "aqylaqtyq",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "ақылақтық"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "exlaq",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "ئەخلاق"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "moraldık",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "моралдык"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "morāls"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "moralinis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "moralen",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "морален"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "moralsk"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "axlāqi",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "اخلاقي"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "axlâqi",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "اخلاقی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "moralny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "morálʹnyj",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "мора́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nravoučítelʹnyj",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "нравоучи́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nazidátelʹnyj",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "назида́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "moralta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "мо̀ра̄лан"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "mòrālan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "morálny"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "moralen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "moralisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "axloqī",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "ахлоқӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "ahlakî"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "ahlaki"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "ahlaksal"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "ahlakly"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "morálʹnyj",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "мора́льний"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "axlāqī",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "اَخْلاقی"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "exlaqiy",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "ئەخلاقىي"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "axloqiy"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "moralish",
      "sense": "relating to principles of right and wrong",
      "word": "מאָראַליש"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "baroyakan",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "բարոյական"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dobrodételen",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "доброде́телен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nrávstven",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "нра́вствен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "moralsk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "zedelijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "morala"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "moraalinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "moralisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "sittlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ithikós",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "ηθικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "musarí",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "מוּסָרִי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "morális"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "erkölcsös"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "exlaq",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "ئەخلاق"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "probus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "morāls"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "beasagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "sedelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "sedug"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "sedeleg"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "sitlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "moralny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "morálʹnyj",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "мора́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nrávstvennyj",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "нра́вственный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "etíčeskij",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "эти́ческий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dobrodételʹnyj",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "доброде́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "moralta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "moralisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "ahlakî"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "ahlaki"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "moralish",
      "sense": "conforming to a standard of right behavior",
      "word": "מאָראַליש"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nrávstven",
      "sense": "capable of right and wrong action",
      "word": "нра́вствен"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "capable of right and wrong action",
      "word": "moralsk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "capable of right and wrong action",
      "word": "moraalinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "capable of right and wrong action",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "capable of right and wrong action",
      "word": "moralisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ithikós",
      "sense": "capable of right and wrong action",
      "word": "ηθικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "capable of right and wrong action",
      "word": "morális"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "capable of right and wrong action",
      "word": "moralta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "duxóvnyj",
      "sense": "probable but not proved",
      "word": "духо́вный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dušévnyj",
      "sense": "probable but not proved",
      "word": "душе́вный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vnútrennij",
      "sense": "probable but not proved",
      "word": "вну́тренний"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "positively affecting the mind, confidence or will",
      "word": "moralisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "positively affecting the mind, confidence or will",
      "word": "moreel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "positively affecting the mind, confidence or will",
      "word": "moraalinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "positively affecting the mind, confidence or will",
      "word": "moralisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ithikós",
      "sense": "positively affecting the mind, confidence or will",
      "word": "ηθικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "positively affecting the mind, confidence or will",
      "word": "morális"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "morálʹnyj",
      "sense": "positively affecting the mind, confidence or will",
      "word": "мора́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "positively affecting the mind, confidence or will",
      "word": "moralta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "positively affecting the mind, confidence or will",
      "word": "moralisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "positively affecting the mind, confidence or will",
      "word": "moral verici"
    }
  ],
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}

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          "text": "The moral of The Boy Who Cried Wolf is that if you repeatedly lie, people won't believe you when you tell the truth."
        },
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          "ref": "1841, Thomas Macaulay, Comic Dramatists of the Restoration (printed in Edinburgh Review, January 1841)",
          "text": "We protest against the principle that the world of pure comedy is one into which no moral enters."
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        "English terms with obsolete senses"
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      "glosses": [
        "A morality play."
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          "morality play",
          "morality play"
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        "(obsolete) A morality play."
      ],
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      "categories": [
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        "English slang"
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        "A moral certainty."
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      ],
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        "(slang, dated) A moral certainty."
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        "slang"
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      "categories": [
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        "English slang"
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        "An exact counterpart."
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          "exact"
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          "counterpart"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, dated) An exact counterpart."
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        "slang"
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɑɹəl/",
      "tags": [
        "East-Coast"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːɹəl"
    },
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      "note": "without the horse–hoarse merger",
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      "tags": [
        "Scotland",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "note": "without the horse–hoarse merger",
      "other": "/ˈmɒɹ-/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland",
        "US"
      ]
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      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "word": "ethics"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕiẓa",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "عِظَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "marálʹ",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мара́ль"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pavučánnje",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "павуча́нне"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "poúka",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "поу́ка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moralitat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "word": "教訓"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiàoxùn",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "word": "教训"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moraal"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "word": "opetus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moralité"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "word": "tanulság"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "múineadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "teagasc"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きょうくん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyōkun",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "word": "教訓"
    },
    {
      "alt": "敎訓",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gyohun",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "word": "교훈"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "morāle"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "pouka",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "поука"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bun-cheeal"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "morał"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "morálʹ",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мора́ль"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nazidánije",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "назида́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poučénije",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "поуче́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "teagasg"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "по̏ука"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pȍuka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moraleja"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "sensmoral"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "word": "hikayenin özü"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "morálʹ",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мора́ль"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "povčánnja",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "повча́ння"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "napučánnja",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "напуча́ння"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "moral",
      "sense": "the moral significance or practical lesson",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "מאָראַל"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "morál",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nrávstvenost",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "нра́вственост"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dàodé",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "word": "道德"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moraal"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "word": "moraali"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "morale"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "word": "erkölcs"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "word": "morál"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "morāle"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "morały"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moralidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "morálʹ",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мора́ль"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nrávstvennostʹ",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "нра́вственность"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "teagasg"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "word": "ahlak"
    },
    {
      "alt": "道德",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "word": "đạo đức"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "moral",
      "sense": "moral practices or teachings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "מאָראַל"
    }
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}

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      "word": "moral leper"
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    {
      "word": "moral low ground"
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    {
      "word": "Moral Majority"
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    {
      "word": "moral nihilism"
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      "word": "moral objectivism"
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      "word": "moral obligation"
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    {
      "word": "moral science"
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      "word": "moral support"
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      "word": "moral system"
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    {
      "word": "moral turpitude"
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