Word before compass or duty Crossword Clue
While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Word before compass or duty crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on February 27 2024 Universal Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Word before compass or duty has a total of 5 letters.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | MORAL | Word before compass or duty | Universal |
Definition
| • | 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. |
| • | Conformed to accepted rules of right; acting in conformity with such rules; virtuous; just; as, a moral man. Used sometimes in distinction from religious; as, a moral rather than a religious life. |
| • | Capable of right and wrong action or of being governed by a sense of right; subject to the law of duty. |
| • | Acting upon or through one's moral nature or sense of right, or suited to act in such a manner; as, a moral arguments; moral considerations. Sometimes opposed to material and physical; as, moral pressure or support. |
| • | Supported by reason or probability; practically sufficient; -- opposed to legal or demonstrable; as, a moral evidence; a moral certainty. |
| • | Serving to teach or convey a moral; as, a moral lesson; moral tales. |
| • | The doctrine or practice of the duties of life; manner of living as regards right and wrong; conduct; behavior; -- usually in the plural. |
| • | The inner meaning or significance of a fable, a narrative, an occurrence, an experience, etc.; the practical lesson which anything is designed or fitted to teach; the doctrine meant to be inculcated by a fiction; a maxim. |
| • | A morality play. See Morality, 5. |
| • | To moralize. |
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- Universal: Feb 27, 2024
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