morality
Plural: moralities
Noun
- Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong behavior.
- concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct
- motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
- 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.
Examples
- The morality of challenging a valid but obscure word is often debated among players.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
ethical motive, ethics, morals, conventions, decency, homily, moral philosophy, mores, rectitude, righteousness, uprightness, virtuousness
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 13
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