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moral excellence

n. the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong [syn: virtue, virtuousness]

Usage examples of "moral excellence".

Liberals denounce Christian conservatives for being moralistic, for imposing their morality on others, for not separating morality from politics, and for bringing religious zeal to public lifeand then work themselves into a frothing frenzy of righteous, moralistic zeal over their own moral excellence for being so rational, calm, and detached.

Many had doubtless requested this improvement, not only as a route to moral excellence, but perhaps, too, in their own best interests, economic and political.