See Also: Thucydidean(dictionary)

morale (oh) and Thucydidean (iou)


morale (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: moral, from Latin moralis; MORAL1]
the level of confidence and positive feelings that people have, especially people who work together, who belong to the same team etc
::A win is always good for morale.
low/high morale
::low staff morale
::The failed coup caused a dramatic loss of morale within the army.
boost/raise/improve/build morale
::There is a need to raise morale in the teaching profession.
::the Prince's morale-boosting (=intended to raise morale) mission to the war-torn country
maintain/keep up/restore morale
::The media feels pressure to keep the morale of the country up in war time.

Thucydidean (iou)



Thucydidean adjective. M18.
[from Thucydides (see below) + -EAN.]
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Greek historian Thucydides (c 460-c 395 BC) or his work.