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moral imperatives

moral imperatives is the plural of moral imperative.

Meaning of moral imperative

Noun

moral imperative (plural moral imperatives)

  1. A practice, policy, or state of affairs which is required and justified by the fact that it is morally right.
    • This 60-second commercial, titled The Deficit Trials: 2017 A.D., . . . "expresses a view that budget cuts are a moral imperative."2001 June 24, “American Notes: Advertising”, in Time, retrieved 07 Jan 2016
  2. An ethical principle or rule which requires and justifies a practice, policy, or state of affairs.
    • . . . the Confucian custom of filial piety. This moral imperative requires sons to obey their parents and take care of them during old age.1996, Robert Strom et al., "Intergenerational Relationships in Taiwanese Families" in Changing Family Roles and Feminism, Man Singh Das (ed.), p. 48 (Google preview)

Questions about moral imperatives

What is moral imperatives the plural of?
Moral imperatives is the plural of moral imperative.

Words near moral imperatives in the dictionary

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

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