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Definition: Moral Obligation |
Moral ObligationNoun1. An obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong; "he did it out of a feeling of moral obligation". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Duty | Noun: duty, what ought to be done, moral obligation, accountableness, liability, onus, responsibility; bounden duty, imperative duty; call, call of duty; accountability. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Moral Obligation |
| English words defined with "moral obligation": beholden ♦ Deontology, duty-bound ♦ Eudaemonism ♦ obliged ♦ unbeholden. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "moral obligation": machination. (references) |
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| Author | Quotation |
Author Unknown | All people have a moral obligation to act intelligently to cultivate a higher devotion to truth. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | The HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES, recognising the moral obligation to redress the wrong done by Germany in 1871 both to the rights of France and to the wishes of the population of Alsace and Lorraine, which were separated from their country in spite of the solemn protest of their representatives at the Assembly of Bordeaux Agree upon the following Articles: ARTICLE 5l. (reference) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Switzerland | The principle of solidarity is described as Switzerland's moral obligation to undertake social, economic, and humanitarian activities that contribute to world peace and prosperity. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | MACHINATION, n. The method employed by one's opponents in baffling one's open and honorable efforts to do the right thing. So plain the advantages of machination It constitutes a moral obligation, And honest wolves who think upon't with loathing Feel bound to don the sheep's deceptive clothing. So prospers still the diplomatic art, And Satan bows, with hand upon his heart. R.S.K. |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
moral obligation | 3 |
business environment moral obligation | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "moral obligation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | tvangsmæssig tilståelse (moral obligation for confession), tilståelsesbehov (moral obligation for confession). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | morele verplichting. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | moraalinen velvoite. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | obligation morale. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | moralische Verplichtung. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ηθική υποχρέωση. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | obbligo morale. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | "義的責任 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | どうぎてきせきに". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oralmay obligationay obrigação moral. (various references) obligación moral (implied coercion, vis compulsiva). (various references) moralisk skyldighet. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-g-i-i-l-l-m-n-o-o-o-r-t" | |
-4 letters: librational, migrational. | |
-5 letters: abominator, aboriginal, abrogation, monitorial, obligation. | |
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