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Definition of morality
moralities
1a : a moral discourse, statement, or lesson ended his lecture with a trite moralityb : a literary or other imaginative work teaching a moral lesson “Aesop's Fables” is famous as a morality.
2a : a doctrine or system of moral conduct the basic law which an adequate morality ought to state — Marjorie Greneb moralities plural : particular moral principles or rules of conduct we were all brought up on one of these moralities — Psychiatry
3 : conformity to ideals of right human conduct admitted the expediency of the law but questioned its morality
4 : moral conduct : virtue morality today involves a responsible relationship toward the laws of the natural world — P. B. Sears
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Examples of morality in a Sentence
The group is calling for a return to traditional morality.
two groups with clashing moralities
The decision may be legally justified, but I question its morality.
Recent Examples of morality from the Web
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The story asks interesting, complex questions about morality and the value of individual human lives.
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If morality and logic haven't been enough to turn the tide on Hollywood's diversity problem, surely $$$$ ought to do it.
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In the end, however, Daniel chooses morality, killing Dante to save Efrain, Strand, and the rest.
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The binary nature of American politics often creates cascades of relativistic morality, but 2016 was the Niagara Falls of downward definitions of deviancy.
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The themes of morality and reason resonated, and the novel’s protagonist, Atticus Finch — a lawyer — became a mythic hero to Arkin.
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A pastor had asked the convention to essentially reaffirm a resolution on morality for public officials that Southern Baptists adopted in 1998, as President Bill Clinton was under investigation for his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
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And for a subset of people, the restrictive rules and implied morality of clean eating, along with the pervasive Instagram culture surrounding the fad, can lead to disordered habits.
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And both of them exuded goodness, purity, morality.
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First Known Use of morality
14th century
Other Philosophy Terms
MORALITY Defined for English Language Learners
morality
playDefinition of morality for English Language Learners
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: beliefs about what is right behavior and what is wrong behavior
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: the degree to which something is right and good : the moral goodness or badness of something
MORALITY Defined for Kids
morality
playDefinition of morality for Students
moralities
1 : the quality or fact of being in agreement with ideals of right behavior We discussed the morality of lying so a person's feelings aren't hurt.
2 : beliefs about what kind of behavior is good or bad A society's morality may change.
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