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Morality

noun
/məˈɹælɪti/
Word Frequency: 15.3

Definitions

1.nounRecognition 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 intended to produce morally good results.
2.nounA set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct.
3.nounA set of personal guiding principles for conduct or a general notion of how to behave, whether respectable or not.
4.nounA lesson or pronouncement which contains advice about proper behavior.
5.nounA morality play.
6.nounMoral philosophy, the branch of philosophy which studies the grounds and nature of rightness, wrongness, good, and evil.
7.nounA particular theory concerning the grounds and nature of rightness, wrongness, good, and evil.

Synonyms

ethicsmoral philosophyhomilymoralsdecencyrectituderighteousnessuprightnessvirtuousnessconventionmoresethical motive

Antonyms

amoralityimmorality

Rhymes With

vitalityindividualitysentimentalitymortalitygenialitypersonalitybrutalitybanality
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