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moral code

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A written, formal, and consistent set of rules prescribing righteous behavior, accepted by a person or by a group of people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ethics, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 道德準則 /道德准则 (dàodé zhǔnzé) — set of rules prescribing behavior
  • Czech: morální kodex — set of rules prescribing behavior
  • Finnish: moraaliohjeet — set of rules prescribing behavior
  • Finnish: moraalisäännöt — set of rules prescribing behavior
  • Finnish: moraalikoodi — set of rules prescribing behavior
  • French: code moral — set of rules prescribing behavior
  • German: Moralkodex — set of rules prescribing behavior
  • Japanese: 道徳律 (dōtokuritsu) — set of rules prescribing behavior
  • Polish: kodeks moralny — set of rules prescribing behavior
  • Russian: мора́льный ко́декс (morálʹnyj kódɛks) — set of rules prescribing behavior
  • Scottish Gaelic: còd moralta — set of rules prescribing behavior
  • Spanish: código de moral — set of rules prescribing behavior
  • Vietnamese: bộ quy tắc đạo đức — set of rules prescribing behavior