morality

[ muh-ral-i-tee, maw- ]
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noun,plural mo·ral·i·ties for 4-6.
  1. conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.

  2. moral quality or character.

  1. virtue in sexual matters; chastity.

  2. a doctrine or system of morals.

  3. moral instruction; a moral lesson, precept, discourse, or utterance.

Origin of morality

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English moralite, from Late Latin mōrālitās; see moral, -ity

synonym study For morality

1. See goodness.

Other words from morality

  • an·ti·mo·ral·i·ty, adjective
  • hy·per·mo·ral·i·ty, noun
  • pre·mo·ral·i·ty, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for morality

morality

/ (məˈrælɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. the quality of being moral

  2. conformity, or degree of conformity, to conventional standards of moral conduct

  1. a system of moral principles

  2. an instruction or lesson in morals

  3. short for morality play

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