morality
Pronunciation: /məˈɹælɪti/
The English word “morality” has 7 meanings listed here.
noun
- Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner intended to produce morally good results.
- A set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct.
- A set of personal guiding principles for conduct or a general notion of how to behave, whether respectable or not.
- A lesson or pronouncement which contains advice about proper behavior.
- A morality play.
- Moral philosophy, the branch of philosophy which studies the grounds and nature of rightness, wrongness, good, and evil.
- A particular theory concerning the grounds and nature of rightness, wrongness, good, and evil.
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman moralité, Middle French moralité, from Late Latin mōrālitās (“manner, characteristic, character”), from Latin mōrālis (“relating to manners or morals”), from mōs (“manner, custom”). equivalent to moral + -ity.
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More English words
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