the moral high ground

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the moral high ground

A position of moral authority or superiority that one's arguments, beliefs, ideas, etc., are claimed or purported to occupy, especially in comparison to a differing viewpoint. (Used especially in the phrase "take/claim/seize/etc. the moral high ground.") The senator always tries to claim the moral high ground during a debate so as to shift public opinion in his favor.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Marcel	mar-SEL (French), MAHR-tsel (Polish), MAHR-sel (Dutch, German)	French, Catalan, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Dutch, German
Demon	-	Ancient Greek
Vasant	-	Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Draco	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Domitian	-	History
Atarah	AT-ə-rə (English)	Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew