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Moral

Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to the rules by which such intentions and actions ought to be directed; relating to the practice, manners, or conduct of men as social beings in relation to each other, as respects right and wrong, so far as they are properly subject to rules.

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Chaste 84% connected

Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent.

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Chaste 84% connected

Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent.

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Clean 84% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

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Clean 84% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

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Mental 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the chin; genian; as, the mental nerve; the mental region.

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Mental 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the chin; genian; as, the mental nerve; the mental region.

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Righteous 84% connected

Doing, or according with, that which is right; yielding to all their due; just; equitable; especially, free from wrong, guilt, or sin; holy; as, a ri…

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Righteous 84% connected

Doing, or according with, that which is right; yielding to all their due; just; equitable; especially, free from wrong, guilt, or sin; holy; as, a ri…

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Broader term 4

Import 76% connected

To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in th…

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Meaning 76% connected

of Mean

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Significance 76% connected

Alt. of Significancy

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Signification 76% connected

The act of signifying; a making known by signs or other means.

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Morality 74% connected

The relation of conformity or nonconformity to the moral standard or rule; quality of an intention, a character, an action, a principle, or a sentime…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Morality 74% connected

The relation of conformity or nonconformity to the moral standard or rule; quality of an intention, a character, an action, a principle, or a sentime…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Chaste 66% connected

Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent.

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Chaste 66% connected

Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent.

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Good 66% connected

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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Good 66% connected

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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Honorable 66% connected

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

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Honorable 66% connected

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

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Honourable 66% connected

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Honourable 66% connected

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Incorrupt 66% connected

Not affected with corruption or decay; unimpaired; not marred or spoiled.

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Incorrupt 66% connected

Not affected with corruption or decay; unimpaired; not marred or spoiled.

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Righteous 66% connected

Doing, or according with, that which is right; yielding to all their due; just; equitable; especially, free from wrong, guilt, or sin; holy; as, a ri…

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Righteous 66% connected

Doing, or according with, that which is right; yielding to all their due; just; equitable; especially, free from wrong, guilt, or sin; holy; as, a ri…

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Virtuous 66% connected

Possessing or exhibiting virtue.

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Virtuous 66% connected

Possessing or exhibiting virtue.

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Attribute 2

Morality 66% connected

The relation of conformity or nonconformity to the moral standard or rule; quality of an intention, a character, an action, a principle, or a sentime…

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Morality 66% connected

The relation of conformity or nonconformity to the moral standard or rule; quality of an intention, a character, an action, a principle, or a sentime…

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Synonym 1

Lesson 92% connected

Anything read or recited to a teacher by a pupil or learner; something, as a portion of a book, assigned to a pupil to be studied or learned at one t…

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Antonym 2

Immoral 94% connected

Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest; vicious; licenti…

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Immoral 94% connected

Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest; vicious; licenti…

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