Sentence examples for moral ethos from inspiring English sources
"moral ethos" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It refers to the guiding beliefs and values that determine a person or group's moral code or ethical standards. Example: The company's moral ethos was evident in their commitment to using sustainable and environmentally-friendly practices in their production methods.
The moral ethos of sport is in tension with the moral ethos of faith, whether Jewish, Christian or Muslim.
"We can describe this as a reversal of a moral ethos," Mr. Kamara said.
LAWRENCE KAPLAN Ardsley, N.Y., Feb. 17, 2012 To the Editor: David Brooks misses a crucial point when he says, "The moral ethos of sport is in tension with the moral ethos of faith".
As someone who shares Jeremy Lin's faith, I can tell you that the moral ethos of the world conflicts with my beliefs.
The combination of violence and material wealth, implicit in the gangster's social trajectory, undermined the steady moral ethos of the American dream for ordinary hard working families.
He wrote, "the moral ethos of sport is in tension with the moral ethos of faith," making the false assumption that only non-religious people can play sports because they don't have moral decision-making dilemmas.
Instead, the malign influence of the élite is purely a matter of ethos, or moral tone-setting.
The church schools provide a moral framework and an ethos that would otherwise disappear entirely from our Godforsaken society, don't they?
Hammerstein's lyrics are synonymous with America's post-World War II "Father Knows Best" ethos of moral rectitude, in which confident breadwinners and their perfect little wives are busy multiplying and building a safe new world of peace and freedom.
Finance can take advantage of insularity, timidity and moral shortsightedness, but the ethos of the Jersey establishment derives ultimately from the offshore industries and their onshore controllers, not from innate island character.
Changing the law remains controversial, with groups including the British Medical Association opposing legalisation of assisted suicide or voluntary euthanasia, on the grounds that "it is alien to the traditional ethos and moral focus of medicine" and because of the difficulties of effective monitoring.
