moral compass



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moral compass

That which serves or guides a person's knowledge, sense, or intuition of correct virtues, morals, or ethics. Our country's moral compass has surely gone awry in recent times, as our priorities seem now to favor the wealthy accumulating more wealth at the expense of any other concern.
See also: compass, moral

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lolita[ləu'li:tə]
BravaBRAH-vahEsperanto
HrÓ&Eth;ÓLfr-Ancient Scandinavian
Annett['ænit]
Alexandrea-lek-SAWNDR (French), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Portuguese), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Brazilian Portuguese), a-le-SHAN-dre (Galician)French, Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
Indumathi-Tamil