Moral vs. Ethos

Moral vs. Ethos — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Moral and Ethos

Moraladjective

Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.

moral judgments;a moral poem

Ethosnoun

The character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture, or movement.

Moraladjective

Conforming to a standard of right behaviour; sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment.

a moral obligation

Ethosnoun

(rhetoric) A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker invokes their authority, competence or expertise in an attempt to persuade others that their view is correct.

Moraladjective

Capable of right and wrong action.

a moral agent

Ethosnoun

(aesthetics) The traits in a work of art which express the ideal or typic character, as influenced by the ethos (character or fundamental values) of a people, rather than realistic or emotional situations or individual character in a narrow sense; opposed to pathos.

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Moraladjective

Probable but not proved.

a moral certainty

Ethosnoun

(anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era;

the Greek ethos

Moraladjective

Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will.

a moral victory;moral support

Moralnoun

(of a narrative) The ethical significance or practical lesson.

Moralnoun

Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.

Moralnoun

(obsolete) A morality play.

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Moralnoun

the significance of a story or event;

the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor

Moraladjective

relating to principles of right and wrong; i.e. to morals or ethics;

moral philosophy

Moraladjective

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles;

moral sensea moral scrutinya moral lessona moral quandarymoral convictionsa moral life

Moraladjective

adhering to ethical and moral principles;

it seems ethical and rightfollowed the only honorable course of actionhad the moral courage to stand alone

Moraladjective

arising from the sense of right and wrong;

a moral obligation

Moraladjective

psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect;

a moral victorymoral support

Moraladjective

based on strong likelihood or firm conviction rather than actual evidence;

a moral certainty