moral obligation

Noun

Meaning

an obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

legal obligation moral imperative moral fiber moral duty civic morality lawful obligation moral allegiance holy obligation moral burden moral compulsion morally obliged proper obligation moral debt moral obligations ethical commitment

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Hypernyms

responsibility duty obligation

Examples

Moral obligation is to me so very strong a Stimulant, that in 9 cases out of ten it acts as a Narcotic. The Blow that should rouse, stuns me. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Americans are blessed with great plenty; we are a generous people and we have a moral obligation to assist those who are suffering from poverty, disease, war and famine. Adam Schiff

What moral obligation do you have to those who willfully refuse to open their eyes and deem you mad for seeing? Norman Spinrad

We hold that the moral obligation of providing for old age, helpless infancy, and poverty, is far superior to that of supplying the invented wants of courtly extravagance, ambition and intrigue. Thomas Paine

Know that joy is rarer, more difficult, and more beautiful than sadness. Once you make this all-important discovery, you must embrace joy as a moral obligation. André Gide

It is our moral obligation to give every child the very best education possible. Desmond Tutu

Close letter words and terms

moral nihilism moral objectivism moral objectivity moral obligations moral of the story is moral order