| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A rule or habit of conduct with regard to right and wrong or a body of such rules and habits. Used in plural: ethic, ethicality, morality. See RIGHT. 2. The principle taught by a fable or parable, for example: lesson. See MEANING. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Being on a high intellectual or moral level: elevated, high-minded, noble. See HIGH. 2. In accordance with principles of right or good conduct: ethical, principled, proper, right, righteous, rightful, right-minded, virtuous. See RIGHT. 3. Teaching morality: didactic, didactical, moralizing. See TEACH.
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