moral sense

Questions about moral sense

What does moral sense mean?

moral sense means "motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions".

What is another word for moral sense?

Close synonyms include conscience, scruples, sense of right and wrong. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is moral sense a common word?

moral sense is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.