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morality

morality

282 4.6
Ideas about right and wrong that tell people how to act
  • noun
  • /məˈrælɪti/
translation icon : moralidad
  • But the state should not dictate morality, should not intrude between a woman and her doctor.
  • law and morality
  • politics and morality
  • religion and morality

So where is there room for morality in all of this right.

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Examples

  • The debate about morality often leads to intense discussions about ethics and values.

  • But precisely what types of emotions are relevant to morality, law, and animal rights issues?

    Academic text (1999)
  • But he wanted to put morality on a scientific foundation.

  • And how we should think about morality in the light of that.

  • And Washington believed that industry and morality were two sides of the same coin.

  • When we remind people about their morality, they cheat less.

  • Different people have distinctly different beliefs about the morality of different actions.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I've spent years studying ethics and morality and what we call good work.

  • The handbook presents no consensus on how morality develops, nor any comprehensive model.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Many cultures have different views on morality and what is considered right or wrong.

Synonyms

ethics
vsmorality
584 4.2

Moral rules that tell people what is right and wrong and the study of those rules

is about practical principles of right and wrong rather than academic study
morals
vsmorality
1 2.3

Ideas about what is right and wrong that guide how people behave

is the abstract set of principles about right and wrong behavior

Antonyms

23 6.3

Bad behavior that people see as wrong or evil

amoralism
  • Specialized
9.9

Belief that right and wrong do not matter

Compounds

morality play
  • Literature
3 9.9

A play where characters are good or bad qualities to teach right and wrong

1 6.8

Ideas or rules about what is right and wrong in sexual behavior

An idea in stories about right and wrong and what people choose

How Moral

virtue
259 3.8
ethics
584 4.2
morality
282 4.6
immorality
23 6.3
amorality
2 8.2

Surface Forms

morality singular
moralities plural

Morphology

morality = moral (transparent) = moral + ity

Regular nominalization of the adjective 'moral' with '-ity' forming an abstract noun meaning the state or quality of being moral, which is easily inferable by learners.

Etymology

Morality comes from the old Latin word moralis, which comes from mos meaning 'custom' or 'habit'. So, morality is about the habits and customs that tell people what is right and wrong.