Moral vs. Ethos

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 poemEthosnoun
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 obligationEthosnoun
(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 agentEthosnoun
(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.
Moraladjective
Probable but not proved.
a moral certaintyEthosnoun
(anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era;
the Greek ethosMoraladjective
Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will.
a moral victory;moral supportMoralnoun
(of a narrative) The ethical significance or practical lesson.
Moralnoun
Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.
Moralnoun
(obsolete) A morality play.
Moralnoun
the significance of a story or event;
the moral of the story is to love thy neighborMoraladjective
relating to principles of right and wrong; i.e. to morals or ethics;
moral philosophyMoraladjective
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 lifeMoraladjective
adhering to ethical and moral principles;
it seems ethical and rightfollowed the only honorable course of actionhad the moral courage to stand aloneMoraladjective
arising from the sense of right and wrong;
a moral obligationMoraladjective
psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect;
a moral victorymoral supportMoraladjective
based on strong likelihood or firm conviction rather than actual evidence;
a moral certainty