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noun
Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong.
synonyms: ethics, morality, morals.
is a specific kind of: motivation, motive, need.
is a broader term that covers: hedonism | conscience, moral sense, scruples, sense of right and wrong | Christ Within, Inner Light, Light, Light Within.
derivation: ethician, ethicist | ethical | moralistic | ethical, honorable, honourable.
Dutch: moraal, moralisme, moraliteit, zede, zeden
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