Basis and Moral

Basis

Basis noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

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Moral and basis are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Moral" instead a noun "Basis".

Nearby Word: basic

Moral noun - The significance of a story or event.

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Basis and moral are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Basis" instead a noun "Moral".

human	human basis	human moral
good	good basis	good moral
clear	clear basis	clear moral
original	original basis	original moral
Other adjectives: obvious, actual, entire, real, main, personal, major, general, primary, random, recurring.

So the Baby Eaters believe eating babies is the basis of morality and their word for "to be moral" is the same as their word for "to eat babies".

Source: Starfish Aliens
The Secret Life of the American Teenager does this on an episode-to-episode basis about sex, and a scene-to-scene basis for the moral of the episode.

Source: Anvilicious / Live-Action TV
Yet one season later in "All About Mormons" Stan is declared an asshole for insulting Gary's religion which he himself admits is likely false on the basis that it provides good moral lessons.

Source: Moral Dissonance

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