1mor·al 
/ˈmorəl/ adjective
/ˈmorəl/ adjective 1 always used before a noun a : concerning or relating to what is right and wrong in human behavior
▪ The church takes a strong stand on a number of moral [=ethical] issues. ▪ The author avoids making moral judgments. ▪ moral arguments ▪ Each story teaches an important moral lesson.
b : based on what you think is right and good
▪ He felt that he had a moral obligation/responsibility/duty to help the poor. ▪ He's a man with strong moral convictions. [=a man who believes strongly that some things are right and others are wrong] ▪ We're confident she has the moral fiber/fortitude to make the right decision. 2 a [more moral; most moral] : considered right and good by most people : agreeing with a standard of right behavior
▪ moral conduct ▪ Their behavior was not moral. ▪ a moral young man [=a young man who tries to behave in a moral way] — compare amoral, immoral
b : able to choose between right and wrong behavior
▪ Animals are not moral creatures and are not responsible for their actions.
▪ The church takes a strong stand on a number of moral [=ethical] issues. ▪ The author avoids making moral judgments. ▪ moral arguments ▪ Each story teaches an important moral lesson.
b : based on what you think is right and good
▪ He felt that he had a moral obligation/responsibility/duty to help the poor. ▪ He's a man with strong moral convictions. [=a man who believes strongly that some things are right and others are wrong] ▪ We're confident she has the moral fiber/fortitude to make the right decision.
▪ moral conduct ▪ Their behavior was not moral. ▪ a moral young man [=a young man who tries to behave in a moral way] — compare amoral, immoral
b : able to choose between right and wrong behavior
▪ Animals are not moral creatures and are not responsible for their actions.
moral authority
◊A person, group, or organization that has moral authority is trusted to do what is right.
▪ The scandal has undermined the government's moral authority.
▪ The scandal has undermined the government's moral authority.
moral support
◊Someone who gives you moral support helps you by supporting or encouraging you rather than by giving you money or practical help.
▪ She counted on her sisters for moral support.
▪ She counted on her sisters for moral support.
moral victory
◊If you achieve a moral victory you do not win anything but you achieve something that is important and good.
▪ Although they lost, the minority claimed the vote as a moral victory since they had won the support of so many former opponents.
▪ Although they lost, the minority claimed the vote as a moral victory since they had won the support of so many former opponents.
