Moralia is an English word starting with the letter M. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.
Moralia in a sentence
Using Moralia
- In the example corpus, moralia often appears in combinations such as: minima moralia, the moralia.
Context around Moralia
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Moralia
- In this selection, "moralia" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, minima, noemata, verse, reflections and 347c stand out and add context to how "moralia" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as minima moralia reflections from and as the moralia. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "moralia" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with moralia
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Moralia is also included in the Loeb series, translated by various authors. (13 words)
The complete Moralia was first translated into English from the original Greek by Philemon Holland in 1603. (17 words)
An early example is the dedication miniature from an eleventh-century manuscript of St. Gregory's Moralia in Job. (19 words)
In addition to the aphorisms which conclude Dialectic of Enlightenment, Adorno put together a collection of aphorisms in honor of Horkheimer's fiftieth birthday that would later be published as Minima Moralia: Reflections from Damaged Life. (36 words)
Henry More, in his Enchiridion ethicum, attempts to enumerate the "noemata moralia"; but, so far from being self-evident, most of his moral axioms are open to serious controversy. (29 words)
One of his most important works is the "Why Pythia does not give oracles in verse" (Moralia 11) ( "Περὶ τοῦ μὴ χρᾶν ἔμμετρα νῦν τὴν Πυθίαν"). (26 words)
Example sentences (10)
An early example is the dedication miniature from an eleventh-century manuscript of St. Gregory's Moralia in Job.
Henry More, in his Enchiridion ethicum, attempts to enumerate the "noemata moralia"; but, so far from being self-evident, most of his moral axioms are open to serious controversy.
Impressed by Horkheimer's book of aphorisms, Dawn and Decline, Adorno began working on his own book of aphorisms, what would later become Minima Moralia.
In addition to the aphorisms which conclude Dialectic of Enlightenment, Adorno put together a collection of aphorisms in honor of Horkheimer's fiftieth birthday that would later be published as Minima Moralia: Reflections from Damaged Life.
Many of these dialogues were recorded and published, and the 78 essays and other works which have survived are now known collectively as the Moralia.
Moralia 347C Lucian of Samosata (2nd century AD) also gives the story, but names the runner Philippides (not Pheidippides).
One of his most important works is the "Why Pythia does not give oracles in verse" (Moralia 11) ( "Περὶ τοῦ μὴ χρᾶν ἔμμετρα νῦν τὴν Πυθίαν").
The complete Moralia was first translated into English from the original Greek by Philemon Holland in 1603.
The Greek word occurs in Plutarch 's (1st century AD) essay on "Fraternal Love" in his Moralia (2.490b).
The Moralia is also included in the Loeb series, translated by various authors.
Common combinations with moralia
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: