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moral

/ˈmoɹəl/ noun B1
  1. The ethical significance or practical lesson.
  2. Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct. · a candidate with strong morals
  3. A depiction of good or heroic actions.
  4. A moral certainty. (dated, slang)
  5. An exact counterpart. (dated, slang)

Plural morals

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The courtyard of this quarter is enclosed by enormous walls, over which the sun glances obliquely, when it deigns to penetrate into this gulf of moral and physical deformity.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1036 · C1
Know, then, what I thought I had already told you, that in participation in this world’s affairs, more especially in their moral aspects, the Count of Monte Cristo has never ceased to entertain the scruples and even the superstitions of the East.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 964 · C1
de Villefort may prove the moral and political physician of this province; if so, he will have achieved a noble work.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 51 · C1
Before turning to those moral and mental aspects of the matter which present the greatest difficulties, let the enquirer begin by mastering more elementary problems.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 18 · B2

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