lesson | | |
n. (act) | 1. lesson | a unit of instruction.; "he took driving lessons" |
| ~ language lesson | a period of instruction learning a language. |
| ~ course, course of instruction, course of study, class | education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings.; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes" |
| ~ teaching, pedagogy, instruction | the profession of a teacher.; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession" |
| ~ dance lesson | a lesson in dancing. |
| ~ music lesson | a lesson in performing music. |
| ~ tennis lesson | a lesson in playing tennis. |
| ~ golf lesson | a lesson in playing golf. |
n. (communication) | 2. deterrent example, example, lesson, object lesson | punishment intended as a warning to others.; "they decided to make an example of him" |
| ~ admonition, word of advice, monition, warning | cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness).; "a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality"; "the warning was to beware of surprises"; "his final word of advice was not to play with matches" |
n. (communication) | 3. lesson, moral | the significance of a story or event.; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor" |
| ~ meaning, signification, import, significance | the message that is intended or expressed or signified.; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous" |
n. (act) | 4. lesson | a task assigned for individual study.; "he did the lesson for today" |
| ~ school assignment, schoolwork | a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher. |
| ~ exercise, example | a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding.; "you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook" |
| ~ reading assignment | the reading of a passage assigned by the teacher. |
| ~ didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching | the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill.; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded" |
| ~ history lesson | a lesson in the facts of history. |
moral | | |
adj. | 1. moral | concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles.; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life" |
| ~ chaste | morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse).; "a holy woman innocent and chaste" |
| ~ good | morally admirable. |
| ~ honourable, honorable | worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect.; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country" |
| ~ chaste | abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse. |
| ~ clean-living, clean | morally pure.; "led a clean life" |
| ~ moralistic | narrowly and conventionally moral. |
| ~ righteous | morally justified.; "righteous indignation" |
| ~ incorrupt | free of corruption or immorality. |
| ~ righteous | characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice.; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much" |
| ~ virtuous | morally excellent. |
adj. | 2. moral | psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect.; "a moral victory"; "moral support" |
| ~ mental | involving the mind or an intellectual process.; "mental images of happy times"; "mental calculations"; "in a terrible mental state"; "mental suffering"; "free from mental defects" |
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