sexual morality
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- noun
- /ˈsɛkʃuəl məˈrælɪti/
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moralidad sexual
- In fact, earning power becomes a threat to their identity because it jeopardizes their sexual morality in the eyes of men.
- Catholic sexual morality
And he gives as prime examples of that laws against various types of fornication that is sexual morality, right?
- And he gives as prime examples of that laws against various types of fornication that is sexual morality, right?
Examples
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Many young people today question traditional sexual morality and seek their own standards of right and wrong.
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In all of the cultures, women's musical performance was evaluated in terms of sexual morality.
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But then along comes AIDS and suddenly sexual morality becomes a public health matter.
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Article 6 in the New Bill begins: "Sexual morality should come from a sense of caring and respect for others; it cannot be legislated."
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The response that sex is acceptable only for married people was coded as expressing traditional sexual morality.
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"Sexual morality is still necessary to protect people's health" (Zhu, 1990).
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Turning to a subject certain to raise the hackles of his readers, Boone dwelled at length on what he saw as the precipitous erosion of sexual morality in Georgia's cities.
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She has always believed that sexual morality is essential for building strong relationships.
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The community held discussions about sexual morality to address changing societal norms.
Synonyms
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Moral rules that tell people what is right and wrong and the study of those rules
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Ideas about right and wrong that tell people how to act
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Ideas about what is right and wrong that guide how people behave
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'principles or standards relating to sexual behavior' is directly and compositionally derived from 'sexual' (pertaining to sex) and 'morality' (standards of right and wrong). This adjective+noun combination is non-idiomatic and follows regular semantic combination patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Sexual morality comes from old community rules: sexual means things to do with sex and morality means ideas about 'right and wrong'. People such as parents or religious leaders made rules about relationships to keep families and the community stable, so today the phrase means 'rules about right and wrong in sexual behavior'.