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/icons/point.icon MORAL, ETHICAL, VIRTUOUS, RIGHTEOUS, NOBLE mean conforming to a standard of what is right and good. MORAL implies conformity to established sanctioned codes or accepted notions of right and wrong. e.g. the basic moral values of a community
ETHICAL may suggest the involvement of more difficult or subtle questions of rightness, fairness, or equity. e.g. committed to the highest ethical principles
VIRTUOUS implies moral excellence in character. e.g. not a religious person, but virtuous nevertheless
RIGHTEOUS stresses guiltlessness or blamelessness and often suggests the sanctimonious. e.g. wished to be righteous before God and the world
e.g. had the noblest of reasons for seeking office
e.g. the Duchess of Kent and other noble ladies.
〈人・理想・目標・行動などが〉気高い, 高潔な, 崇高な, (倫理的に)立派な
e.g. the promotion of human rights was a noble aspiration.
〈物などが〉壮麗な, 壮大な; 目を見張るような, 見事な; 非常に美しい
e.g. entering the building with its noble arches and massive granite columns.
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⦅かたく⦆ ; 〖通例~s〗 貴族 (!主に封建時代の貴族をさす)
〘英史〙 ノーブル金貨〘中世に使用〙
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