moral dictum

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• dictum — [n1] saying; proverb adage, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, brocard, gnome, maxim, moral, motto, precept, rule, saw, truism; concepts 278,689 dictum [n2] decree, pronouncement affirmation, assertion, command, declaration, dictate, edict, fiat, order;… …   New thesaurus

• moral — [adj] ethical, honest aboveboard, blameless, chaste, conscientious, correct, courteous, decent, decorous, dutiful, elevated, exemplary, good, high minded, honorable, immaculate, incorruptible, innocent, just, kindly, kosher*, laudable, meet,… …   New thesaurus

• moral — Synonyms and related words: Christian, adage, admonishment, admonition, alarm, ana, analects, angelic, aphorism, apophthegm, apothegm, assignment, axiological, axiom, behavior, belief, blameless, brocard, byword, canon, catchword, caution, caveat …   Moby Thesaurus

• dictum — Synonyms and related words: Parthian shot, a priori truth, action, adage, address, affirmance, affirmation, allegation, ana, analects, announcement, annunciation, answer, aphorism, apostrophe, apothegm, appointment, assertion, asseveration,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• dictum — n 1. axiom, maxim, precept, dictate; proverb, adage, aphorism, gnome, apothegm, moral, saying, Archaic. word, Archaic. sentence; cliché, saw, platitude, truism, Inf. bromide. 2. command, order, charge. See alsodictate(def.3) …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• moral — adj 1. ethical, righteous, just, good, fair, square; upright, honest, honorable, moralistic, decent, noble; open, straightforward, veracious; high minded, principled, responsible; proper, meet, right, correct, fit; fitting, seemly, decorous,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Kohlberg's stages of moral development — are planes of moral adequacy conceived by Lawrence Kohlberg to explain the development of moral reasoning. Created while studying psychology at the University of Chicago, the theory was inspired by the work of Jean Piaget and a fascination with… …   Wikipedia

• MAYSE-BUKH — ( Book of Stories ; Heb. מַעֲשֶׂה, story ). Like many other folk books, the Mayse Bukh is a vast anonymous collection of stories and folktales, legends and oral traditions handed down from generation to generation orally and later recorded in… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Descartes, René — Des·cartes (dā kärtʹ), René. 1596 1650. French mathematician, philosopher, and scientist who is considered the father of analytic geometry and the founder of modern rationalism. His main works, Meditations on First Philosophy (1641) and… …   Universalium

• Science of morality — The Good Samaritan by François Léon Sicard. The sculpture is based on a story, and one that would be promoted by science of morality. Nature, habits, culture and norms are all pivotal in this empirical pursuit of harmony among living beings.… …   Wikipedia

• Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …   Universalium