moral

Definition

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

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”).

Example Sentences

• "moral judgments; a moral poem"
• "a moral obligation"
• "She had wandered without rule or guidance in a moral wilderness."