Meanings
nounmoral code (plural moral codes)
plural moral codes
- ethicsA written, formal, and consistent set of rules prescribing righteous behavior, accepted by a person or by a group of people.
When the moral code that requires service to the public good decays, the legitimacy of the state collapses.
2020 November 27, Charles Hugh Smith, Moral Decay Leads to Collapse
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 道德準則 /道德准则
- 道德準則 /道德准则 (dàodé zhǔnzé)set of rules prescribing behavior
Czech morální kodex
- morální kodexset of rules prescribing behavior
Finnish moraaliohjeet, moraalisäännöt
- moraaliohjeetset of rules prescribing behavior
- moraalisäännötset of rules prescribing behavior
- moraalikoodiset of rules prescribing behavior
French code moral
- code moralset of rules prescribing behavior
German Moralkodex
- Moralkodexset of rules prescribing behavior
Japanese 道徳律
- 道徳律 (dōtokuritsu)set of rules prescribing behavior
Polish kodeks moralny
- kodeks moralnyset of rules prescribing behavior
Russian мора́льный ко́декс
- мора́льный ко́декс (morálʹnyj kódɛks)set of rules prescribing behavior
Scottish Gaelic còd moralta
- còd moraltaset of rules prescribing behavior
Spanish código de moral
- código de moralset of rules prescribing behavior
Vietnamese bộ quy tắc đạo đức
- bộ quy tắc đạo đứcset of rules prescribing behavior
Cite this entry
APA
moral code. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moral%20code
MLA
“moral code.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moral%20code. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moral code,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moral%20code.
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