1. principle
noun. ['ˈprɪnsəpəl'] a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct.
Synonyms
- generalisation
- yang
- yin
- generality
- pillar
- rule
- feng shui
Antonyms
- yin
- black
- light
- white
Etymology
- principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- principium (Latin)
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Words that Rhyme with Moral Principle
- subprincipal
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Example sentences of the word moral-principle
1. Noun Phrase
In general, ethics are directly linked to moral principles.
2. principle
noun. ['ˈprɪnsəpəl'] a rule or standard especially of good behavior.
Synonyms
- accounting principle
- chivalry
- moral principle
- value orientation
- value
- legal principle
- judicial principle
- scruple
- judicial doctrine
- value-system
- Hellenism
- ethic
- accounting standard
Antonyms
- dark
- underestimate
- undervalue
- overestimate
Etymology
- principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- principium (Latin)
3. principle
noun. ['ˈprɪnsəpəl'] a basic truth or law or assumption.
Synonyms
- basics
- pleasure-unpleasure principle
- bedrock
- insurrectionism
- dictate
- fundamental principle
- basic principle
- Tao
- fundamentals
- conservation
- natural law
- pleasure principle
- pleasure-pain principle
- law
- reality principle
Antonyms
- reality principle
- importance
- unimportance
- worthlessness
Etymology
- principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- principium (Latin)
4. principle
noun. ['ˈprɪnsəpəl'] a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system.
Synonyms
- Gresham's Law
- Le Chatelier's law
- law of parsimony
- superposition principle
- localization
- law of nature
- Le Chatelier's principle
- Le Chatelier principle
- principle of superposition
- Occam's Razor
- principle of liquid displacement
- superposition
- mass-action principle
- localisation of function
- law
- Gestalt principle of organization
- Gestalt law of organization
- Naegele's rule
- Ockham's Razor
- principle of parsimony
- localization principle
- mass action
- localization of function
- Le Chatelier-Braun principle
- principle of equivalence
- localisation principle
- localisation
- mass-energy equivalence
- rule
Antonyms
- disesteem
- disrespect
- look down on
- lightness
Etymology
- principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- principium (Latin)
5. principle
noun. ['ˈprɪnsəpəl'] (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature).
Synonyms
- rationale
- explanation
Antonyms
- civil law
- international law
- discourtesy
Etymology
- principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- principium (Latin)
6. principle
noun. ['ˈprɪnsəpəl'] rule of personal conduct.
Synonyms
- caveat emptor
- higher law
- ethic
- moral principle
- ethical code
- precept
- prescript
- rule
Antonyms
- particularity
- specific
- individuality
- nonspecific
Etymology
- principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- principium (Latin)
7. moral
adjective. ['ˈmɔrəl'] concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles.
Synonyms
- righteous
- clean
- incorrupt
- morality
- honorable
- honourable
- virtuous
- chaste
- moralistic
- clean-living
Antonyms
- unchaste
- immorality
- immoral
- dishonorable
- wicked
- unrighteous
Etymology
- moral (French)
- moralis (Latin)
8. moral
noun. ['ˈmɔrəl'] the significance of a story or event.
Synonyms
- import
- lesson
- meaning
- signification
Antonyms
- worse
- unfavorable
- unrespectable
- worst
Etymology
- moral (French)
- moralis (Latin)
9. moral
adjective. ['ˈmɔrəl'] psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect.
Antonyms
- disobedient
Etymology
- moral (French)
- moralis (Latin)