Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

moral good Constitutes the natural end and perfection (in the supernatural order, the supernatural end) of the highest vital appetite of man’s rational nature. God, the source of all created being and goodness, is also the last end of man, the Supreme Good “Who satisfieth thy desire” (Psalm 103). Imperfect goods of particular appetites are … Continue reading “moral good”

Moral Faculty SEE MORAL SENSE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

moral duty Obligation or moral duty implies the practical imperative necessity of doing freely what is morally good and avoiding what is morally evil. It is of the very essence of law, natural, ecclesiastical, or civil, to which all must necessarily be subject. The sense of moral obligation is universal, being an attribute of man’s … Continue reading “moral duty”

Moral Attributes SEE GOD. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

moral aspects of monopoly (Greek: monopolia) Signifies exclusive sale or exclusive privilege of selling. Present usage extends the term to any degree of unified control over a commodity sufficient to enable the person or corporation in control to limit the supply and to fix the price. The proportion of the supply that must be controlled … Continue reading “moral aspects of monopoly”

Moral Argument for God Basing the belief upon the fact of man’s moral nature which compels him to make moral assertions about the world and destiny. The argument assumes many forms. Kant held, e.g., that the moral consciousness of man is a priori and compels him willy nilly to assert three great affirmatives; his freedom, … Continue reading “Moral Argument for God”

Moral Agency SEE WILL. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Moral Agency See Contingencies Contingencies Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible

Moral Ability SEE INABILITY. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

MORAL Relating to the action or conduct of life, or that which determines an action to be good or virtuous. 2. A moral agent is a being that is capable of those actions that have a moral quality, and which can properly be denominated good or evil in a moral sense. 3. A moral certainty … Continue reading “MORAL”

Moraht, Adolph a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born November 28, 1805, at Hamburg. He studied at Halle and Gottingen, and for nine years acted as teacher at his native place. In 1838 he was deacon at Molln, in the duchy of Lauenburg, in 1846 pastor, and died December 6, 1884. He published, Versuch einer … Continue reading “Moraht, Adolph”