Definitions for moral authority
moral au·thor·i·ty

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1. moral authoritynoun

   The quality or characteristic of being respected for having good character or knowledge, especially as a source of guidance or an exemplar of proper conduct.

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1. Moral authority

   Moral authority is authority premised on principles, or fundamental truths, which are independent of written, or positive, laws. As such, moral authority necessitates the existence of and adherence to truth. Because truth does not change, the principles of moral authority are immutable or unchangeable, although as applied to individual circumstances the dictates of moral authority for action may vary due to the exigencies of human life. These principles, which can be of metaphysical or religious nature, are considered normative for behavior, whether they are or are not also embodied in written laws, and even if the community is ignoring or violating them. Therefore, the authoritativeness or force of moral authority is applied to the conscience of each individual, who is free to act according to or against its dictates. Moral authority has thus also been defined as the "fundamental assumptions that guide our perceptions of the world".An individual or a body of people who are seen as communicators of such principles but which does not have the physical power to enforce them on the unwilling are also spoken of as having or being a moral authority. An example is the Catholic Church.In the latter sense, moral authority has also been defined as "the capacity to convince others how the world should be", as opposed to epistemic authority, "the capacity to convince others of how the world is".The phrase has also been used in Australia to describe the situation when the head of a Royal commission expands the subjects being investigated, beyond the narrow focus of the commissions terms of reference.

How to pronounce moral authority?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of moral authority in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of moral authority in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of moral authority in a Sentence

1. Arthur Herman:

   The U.S. really emerged as a superpower at the end of World War I, president [Woodrow] Wilson gave the U.S. a moral authority it never quite lost.

2. Defense James Mattis:

   He aims to diminish the appeal of the western democratic model and attempts to undermine America's moral authority, his actions are designed not to challenge our arms at this point but to undercut and compromise our belief in our ideals.

3. The Pope:

   The brutality of this worldwide phenomenon becomes all the more grave and scandalous in the church, for it is utterly incompatible with( its) moral authority and ethical credibility, consecrated persons.

4. President Vladimir Putin:

   Their goal is obvious: to undermine Russia's power and moral authority ... to divide peoples and set them against each other and use historical speculation in their geopolitical games.

5. Eli Steele:

   I think woke comes from a larger phenomenon of white guilt. America, in the mid-'60s … [admitted] that it partook of evil and it partook of evil for four centuries— wasn’t just a quick minute, one of the consequences is that the moral authority of the American democracy was put at risk because of this history of evil that came to the forefront in the '60s. Since that time, white America understandably has been trying to reestablish its moral authority, its moral legitimacy. In order to do that, it has to find ways to demonstrate that it is not guilty any longer of those old evils.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Moral_Authority
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_Authority