quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

righteousness - adhering to moral principles

rightness - according with conscience or morality

conscience - conformity to one's own sense of right conduct; "a person of unflagging conscience"

good, goodness - moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people"

sexual morality, chastity, virtue - morality with respect to sexual relations

motivation, motive, need - the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"

hedonism - the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle

conscience, moral sense, scruples, sense of right and wrong - motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

Christ Within, Inner Light, Light Within, Light - a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul