Of or pertaining to rules of right conduct; concerning the distinction of right from wrong; ethical. In this sense moral is opposed to non-moral, which denotes the absence of ethical distinctions.In accord with, or controlled by, the rules of right conduct: opposed to immoral. In this sense moral is often used specifically of conduct in the sexual relation.In a special sense, relating to the private and social duties of men as distinct from civil responsibilities: specifically so used in the Hegelian philosophy.Connected with the perception of right and wrong in conduct, especially when this is regarded as an innate power of the mind; connected with or pertaining to the conscience. See moral sense, moral law, below.Capable of distinguishing between right and wrong; hence, bound to conform to what is right; subject, to a principle of duty; accountable.Depending upon considerations of what generally occurs; resting upon grounds of probability: opposed to demonstrative: as, moral evidence; moral arguments. See moral certainty, under certainty.Of or pertaining to morals.Having a moral; emblematical; allegorical; symbolical.Pertaining to the mind; mental: opposed to physical.Pertaining to the will, or conative element of the soul, as distinguished from the intellect or cognitive part. This refers to the usual pre-Kantian division of the soul.Moralizing.See law.Ethics; the science of morality.n. Morality; the doctrine or practice of the duties of life.n. plural Conduct; behavior; course of life in regard to right and wrong; specifically, sexual conduct: as, a man of good morals.n. Moral philosophy; ethics.n. The doctrine inculcated by a fable, apologue, or fiction; the practical lesson which anything is designed to teach; hence, intent; meaning.n. An emblem, personification, or allegory; especially, an allegorical drama. See morality. 6.n. A certainty.n. An exact likeness; a counterpart.n. Synonyms See morality.n. See inference.To moralize.