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moral high grounds

moral high grounds is the plural of moral high ground.

Meaning of moral high ground

Noun

moral high ground (plural moral high grounds)

  1. (idiomatic) A position or point of view which is ethically superior or more reputable, in comparison to others which are under consideration.
    • Her legitimacy (as the leader of the party that won the 1990 general election), integrity and stoic acceptance of house arrest enable her to occupy the moral high ground.2002 May 6, Robert Horn, “The Next Face-Off”, in Time, archived from the original on 22 Oct 2010

Questions about moral high grounds

What is moral high grounds the plural of?
Moral high grounds is the plural of moral high ground.

Words near moral high grounds in the dictionary

  1. moral fibres
  2. moral futurism
  3. moral hazard
  4. moral hazards
  5. moral high ground
  6. moral high grounds
  7. moral imperative
  8. moral imperatives
  9. moral injuries
  10. moral injury
  11. moral low ground

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