moral compass
An inner sense that distinguishes right from wrong, functioning as a guide for morally…An inner sense that distinguishes right from wrong, functioning as a guide for morally appropriate behavior.
» A baby has no moral compass.
У ребёнка нет моральных ориентиров.
Meaning
3 sensesAn inner sense that distinguishes right from wrong, functioning as a guide for morally appropriate behavior.
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A belief system, person, etc., serving as a guide for morally appropriate behavior.
(archaic)The full range of actions, vices, or virtues, which may affect others and which are available as choices to a person, group, or people in general.
Examples
9 sentencesA baby has no moral compass.
ruУ ребёнка нет моральных ориентиров. — Hellerick
Yanni had a very good moral compass.
Islam is my devinely-oriented moral compass.
Yanni didn't seem to have a moral compass.
This is a no-go in my moral compass.
Translations
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Origin
From moral (“of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour; conforming to aFrom moral (“of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour; conforming to a standard of right behaviour”) + compass (“device used to determine the cardinal directions”), from the fact that a compass indicates various directions on its face (sense 3), and enables its user to find the correct direction to go in (sense 1).
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Forms
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