imperative
81Moral imperative — A moral imperative is a principle originating inside a person s mind that compels that person to act. It is a kind of categorical imperative, as defined by Immanuel Kant. Kant took the imperative to be a dictate of pure reason, in its practical… …
82Immediate imperative mood — A form of the imperative mood, found in some languages, the Immediate imperative mood indicates commands that should be implemented immediately. In these languages, the ordinary imperative mood does not have the same sense of immediacy, e.g. Pass …
83categorical imperative — 1. Ethics. the rule of Immanuel Kant that one must do only what one can will that all others should do under similar circumstances. 2. the unconditional command of conscience. [1820 30] * * * In Immanuel Kant s moral philosophy, an imperative… …
84Northwest Territorial Imperative — Proposed Northwest Territorial Imperative region The Northwest Territorial Imperative is an idea popularized since the 1980s within white nationalist and white separatist groups in the United States. According to it, adherents of these groups are …
85The 2010 Imperative — is an initiative issued by Architecture 2030 that requires ecological literacy, largely missing from the curriculum in the United States, to become a key element of design education by 2010, in order to combat global warming and world resource… …
86second imperative — noun a) The future imperative mood ; indicating a command that is to be carried out both now and in future. b) A verb form in the second imperative. Ant: first imperative …
87moral imperative — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms moral imperative : singular moral imperative plural moral imperatives something that must happen because it is the right thing Tackling the issue of poverty is a moral imperative …
88moral imperative — UK US noun [countable] [singular moral imperative plural moral imperatives] something that must happen because it is the right thing Tackling the issue of poverty is a moral imperative. Thesaurus: morally good or correc …
89Regle imperative — Règle impérative Une règle impérative est une règle à laquelle on ne peut déroger, notamment par convention entre deux parties. Elle s impose à tous, en raison de son caractère d ordre public. En ce sens, elle s oppose à une règle supplétive, à… …
90compound imperative — noun a) Two or more imperative clauses joined in a single sentence e.g. speak now or forever hold your peace b) A word constructed from the imperative of a verb plus one or more pronouns e.g. (in Italian) portiamoglieli lets take them to him …
