moral sense

noun

1. the ability to determine the rightness or wrongness of actions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of moral sense¹

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example Sentences

I’m happy to say misled, because I don’t mean in a legal sense – I mean it in a moral sense.

From Voice of San Diego

It may even be, in a moral sense, our duty as the only superpower.

From The Daily Beast

But in the organic world there is no such thing as the "fit" or the "unfit," in any higher or moral sense.

From Project Gutenberg

Here again it would be rather difficult to divine the moral sense.

From Project Gutenberg

They will catch his ardour, who want his moral sense and religious principles.

From Project Gutenberg

Hence the moral sense of Abraham was not apparently shocked at the command of God, since his son was his absolute property.

From Project Gutenberg

In the midst of these efforts depreciation was undermining the strength and corrupting the moral sense of the community.

From Project Gutenberg