MORAL PRINCIPLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does moral principle mean?
• MORAL PRINCIPLE (noun)
The noun MORAL PRINCIPLE has 2 senses:
1. the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
2. the principle that conduct should be moral
Familiarity information: MORAL PRINCIPLE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MORAL PRINCIPLE (noun)
Meaning:
The principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
ethic; moral principle; value orientation; value-system
Context examples:
the Puritan ethic / a person with old-fashioned values
Hypernyms ("moral principle" is a kind of...):
principle (a rule or standard especially of good behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "moral principle"):
Chartism (the principles of a body of 19th century English reformers who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people)
Meaning:
The principle that conduct should be moral
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("moral principle" is a kind of...):
precept; principle (rule of personal conduct)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "moral principle"):
categorical imperative (the moral principle that behavior should be determined by duty)
