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# moral

adjective (moral); noun (a moral, morals)

«moral» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (noun) The lesson about right and wrong that a story teaches (the moral of the story). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moral/#m1)
2. (adjective) To do with what is right and wrong (a moral choice). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moral/#m2)
3. (adjective) Good, honest and fair (a very moral person). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moral/#m3)
4. Morals (plural noun): a person's beliefs about right and wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moral/#m4)
5. Moral support: help by being there and encouraging, not by doing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moral/#m5)

### In the lessons

In English lessons: fables like "The Tortoise and the Hare" have a moral ("slow and steady wins the race"). In PSHE and RE: moral choices about honesty and kindness. Phrases: the moral of the story, moral support, moral choice.

### Examples

- The moral of the story is: don't tell lies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moral/#x1)
- Aesop's fables each end with a moral. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moral/#x2)
- Telling the truth was the moral thing to do. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moral/#x3)
- She came to the dentist with me for moral support. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moral/#x4)
- He is a man of strong morals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moral/#x5)
- Should you keep money you find? That's a moral question. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moral/#x6)
- “Do you mean to say that the story has a moral?” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moral/#x7)

### Note

Stress on the first syllable: MOR-al. Do not confuse with "morale" (mor-AHL), meaning team spirit. Opposite adjective: immoral (wrong), amoral (without a sense of right and wrong). Noun "morality".

## In Jewish tradition

In English lessons: fables like "The Tortoise and the Hare" have a moral ("slow and steady wins the race"). In PSHE and RE: moral choices about honesty and kindness. Phrases: the moral of the story, moral support, moral choice.

### Note

Stress on the first syllable: MOR-al. Do not confuse with "morale" (mor-AHL), meaning team spirit. Opposite adjective: immoral (wrong), amoral (without a sense of right and wrong). Noun "morality".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «moral» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moral/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«moral» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/moral.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «moral» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/moral/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«moral» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/moral.html) on Mova free.