moral values
Principles of goodness
Moral values are principles about right and wrong that guide behavior and judgment.
The phrase often appears in political and religious discourse, where family values or traditional values signal particular positions on social issues.
Someone's moral values shape how they treat others and what they consider acceptable conduct.
The term can be neutral or loaded depending on who invokes it.
- empathySharing another's emotions
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- doing the right thingMoral conduct despite difficulty
- courageFortitude facing danger
forgiveness · integrity · justice · conscience · inner voice · altruism · common good · fairness · ethical principles · accountability · virtue · ethics · good character · human rights · social responsibility · environmental stewardship · honesty · respect
- moralityimmoral, ethics, morals, right and wrong, conscience
- moralsethics lessons, conscience, principles, ethics, scruples
- virtuesintegrity, honesty, justice, courage, fairness
- ethicsdeontology, dignity, sanctity of life, utilitarianism, morals
- philosophy termstruth, reason, knowledge, wisdom, logic
- censorshipbanned books, censored, banned, book banning, book bans
moral valuesimmorality
Quality of being wicked
amorality · moral corruption · moral bankruptcy · depravity · wickedness
moral valuesnihilism
Rejection of objective meaning
materialism · hedonism · situational ethics · law of the jungle · social Darwinism