Theme vs. Moral

Themenoun

A subject of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.

Themenoun

A recurring idea; a motif.

Themenoun

(dated) An essay written for school.

Themenoun

(music) The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.

Themenoun

A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time.

Themenoun

The collection of color schemes, sounds, artwork etc., that "skin" an environment towards a particular motif.

Themenoun

(grammar) The stem of a word.

Themenoun

(linguistics) thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb.

Themenoun

(linguistics) Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.

Themenoun

(linguistics) Topic, what is generally being talked about, as opposed to rheme.

Themenoun

A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.

Themeverb

(transitive) To give a theme to.

Themeverb

To apply a theme to; to change the visual appearance and/or layout of (software).

Themenoun

A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a proposition for discussion or argument; a text.

Themenoun

Discourse on a certain subject.

Themenoun

A composition or essay required of a pupil.

Themenoun

A noun or verb, not modified by inflections; also, that part of a noun or verb which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) in declension or conjugation; stem.

Themenoun

That by means of which a thing is done; means; instrument.

Themenoun

The leading subject of a composition or a movement.

Themenoun

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion;

Themenoun

a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work;

Themenoun

(music) melodic subject of a musical composition;

Themenoun

an essay (especially one written as an assignment);

Themenoun

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed;

Themeverb

provide with a particular theme or motive;

Moraladjective

Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.

Moraladjective

Conforming to a standard of right behaviour; sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment.

Moraladjective

Capable of right and wrong action.

Moraladjective

Probable but not proved.

Moraladjective

Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will.

Moralnoun

(of a narrative) The ethical significance or practical lesson.

Moralnoun

Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.

Moralnoun

(obsolete) A morality play.

Moraladjective

Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to the rules by which such intentions and actions ought to be directed; relating to the practice, manners, or conduct of men as social beings in relation to each other, as respects right and wrong, so far as they are properly subject to rules.

Moraladjective

Conformed to accepted rules of right; acting in conformity with such rules; virtuous; just; as, a moral man. Used sometimes in distinction from religious; as, a moral rather than a religious life.

Moraladjective

Capable of right and wrong action or of being governed by a sense of right; subject to the law of duty.

Moraladjective

Acting upon or through one's moral nature or sense of right, or suited to act in such a manner; as, a moral arguments; moral considerations. Sometimes opposed to material and physical; as, moral pressure or support.

Moraladjective

Supported by reason or probability; practically sufficient; - opposed to legal or demonstrable; as, a moral evidence; a moral certainty.

Moraladjective

Serving to teach or convey a moral; as, a moral lesson; moral tales.

Moralnoun

The doctrine or practice of the duties of life; manner of living as regards right and wrong; conduct; behavior; - usually in the plural.

Moralnoun

The inner meaning or significance of a fable, a narrative, an occurrence, an experience, etc.; the practical lesson which anything is designed or fitted to teach; the doctrine meant to be inculcated by a fiction; a maxim.

Moralnoun

A morality play. See Morality, 5.

Moralverb

To moralize.

Moralnoun

the significance of a story or event;

Moraladjective

relating to principles of right and wrong; i.e. to morals or ethics;

Moraladjective

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles;

Moraladjective

adhering to ethical and moral principles;

Moraladjective

arising from the sense of right and wrong;

Moraladjective

psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect;

Moraladjective

based on strong likelihood or firm conviction rather than actual evidence;

Moral

A moral (from Latin morālis) is a message that is conveyed or a lesson to be learned from a story or event. The moral may be left to the hearer, reader, or viewer to determine for themselves, or may be explicitly encapsulated in a maxim.