moral sense

noun

the ability to determine the rightness or wrongness of actions.

Nearby words

moral hazard, moral majority, moral philosophy, moral re-armament, moral rearmament, moral sense, moral support, moral theology, moral turpitude, morale, moralism

Origin of moral sense

First recorded in 1690–1700

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