Moral principle Crossword Clue

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Moral principle Crossword Answer

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ETHIC

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PRECEPT

(7 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MORAL (noun)
1. the significance of a story or event
MORAL (adjective)
1. concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
2. psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect
PRINCIPLE (noun)
1. (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
2. rule of personal conduct

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ETHIC
(5 letters)
PRECEPT
(7 letters)

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