morality

  • 11morality — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ conventional, traditional ▪ strict ▪ personal, private ▪ common, public, social …

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  • 12morality — [[t]məræ̱lɪti[/t]] moralities 1) N UNCOUNT Morality is the belief that some behaviour is right and acceptable and that other behaviour is wrong. ...standards of morality and justice in society. ...an effort to preserve traditional morality. Syn:… …

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  • 13morality */ — UK [məˈrælətɪ] / US noun Word forms morality : singular morality plural moralities 1) a) [uncountable] principles of right or wrong behaviour As a novelist, she has never been very preoccupied by morality. b) [countable/uncountable] a system of… …

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  • 14morality — noun 1 (U) beliefs or ideas about what is right and wrong and about how people should behave: traditional morality | declining standards of morality 2 (U) the degree to which something is right or acceptable (+ of): a discussion on the morality… …

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  • 15morality — mo|ral|i|ty [ mə ræləti ] noun * 1. ) uncount principles of right or wrong behavior: As a novelist, she is not very preoccupied by morality. a ) count or uncount a system of principles concerning right and wrong behavior that is accepted by a… …

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  • 16morality — noun 1) the morality of nuclear weapons Syn: ethics, rights and wrongs, whys and wherefores 2) a sharp decline in morality Syn: virtue, good behaviour, righteousness, uprightness, morals, principles, honesty …

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  • 17morality — noun /məˈɹalɪti/ a) 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 …

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  • 18morality — Although the morality of people and their ethics amount to the same thing, there is a usage that restricts morality to systems such as that of Kant, based on notions such as duty, obligation, and principles of conduct, reserving ethics for the… …

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  • 19morality — noun 1) the morality of nuclear weapons Syn: ethics, rights and wrongs, ethicality 2) a sharp decline in morality Syn: virtue, goodness, good behavior, righteousness, rectitude, uprightness; morals, principles …

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  • 20morality — [məˈræləti] noun [U] 1) principles of right or wrong behaviour standards of morality[/ex] 2) the degree to which something is thought to be right or wrong the continuing debate about the morality of foxhunting[/ex] …

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