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of right and wrong are a subject for moral philosophy. It is a
moral, not a legal, issue.
--n. 3 lesson, homily, teaching, point, message; aphorism,
maxim, precept, apophthegm or apothegm, adage, saw, proverb,
epigram, motto, slogan: The moral of the story is, 'Do unto
others before they do unto you'. 4 morals. behaviour, conduct,
mores, belief, habit(s), custom(s), practice(s), principle(s),
scruples, ethics, ideals, standards; probity, morality,
rectitude, integrity: For this appointment, we require a person
of the highest morals.
morale n. dedication, spirit(s), unity, esprit de corps, disposition,
attitude, confidence, self-confidence, self-esteem: The team's
morale improved after they won their first game in five weeks.
morality n. 1 ethics, morals, ethicalness, moralness, principle(s),
mores, integrity, propriety, standards, ideals; honesty, right,
rightness, righteousness, rectitude, justice, fair play,
fairness, decency, uprightness, integrity: Morality should not
be conditioned by expediency. 2 behaviour, conduct, habit(s),
custom(s): Are you suggesting that utilitarianism is a guide
for morality?
morass n. 1 bog, marsh, swamp, fen, quagmire, slough, marshland,
moorland, No. Eng. and Scots moss: The land not under
cultivation was morass or forest. 2 entanglement, confusion,
muddle, mess, quagmire, tangle, quicksand: It took years to
extricate the company from the legal morass of the bankruptcy
courts.
moratorium
n. halt, hiatus, suspension, stay, respite, freeze, delay,
waiting-period, postponement: The arts commission requests a
six-month moratorium on sales to foreign purchasers.
morbid adj. 1 unhealthy, unwholesome, disordered, unsound, sick,
pathological, pathogenic: Inhalation of fumes containing lead
has caused this morbid condition. 2 grim, ghoulish, macabre,
monstrous, ghastly, grotesque, grisly, gruesome: At an early
age, Glynis exhibited a morbid interest in cadavers. Spare me
the morbid details - please! 3 gloomy, lugubrious, glum, morose,
sombre, blue, sad, melancholy, despondent, depressed, dejected,