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1. (n.) morality
conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
2. morality
moral quality or character.
3. morality
virtue in sexual matters; chastity.
4. morality
a doctrine or system of morals.
5. morality
moral instruction; a moral lesson, precept, discourse, or utterance.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME moralite < LL mōrālitās. See moral , -ity)
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| Definition of 'Morality' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) morality
concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct
2. (noun) ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
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1. (noun) morality
beliefs about what is right and wrong
ethics and morality
2. morality
the extent to which sth is considered right or wrong
the morality of war
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| Definition of 'Morality' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Morality
the relation of conformity or nonconformity to the moral standard or rule; quality of an intention, a character, an action, a principle, or a sentiment, when tried by the standard of right
2. (noun) Morality
the quality of an action which renders it good; the conformity of an act to the accepted standard of right
3. (noun) Morality
the doctrines or rules of moral duties, or the duties of men in their social character; ethics
4. (noun) Morality
the practice of the moral duties; rectitude of life; conformity to the standard of right; virtue; as, we often admire the politeness of men whose morality we question
5. (noun) Morality
a kind of allegorical play, so termed because it consisted of discourses in praise of morality between actors representing such characters as Charity, Faith, Death, Vice, etc. Such plays were occasionally exhibited as late as the reign of Henry VIII
6. (noun) Morality
intent; meaning; moral
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| Definitions of 'Morality' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Morality
1. The formaldehyde of theology.
2. The line of conduct that pays.
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Sense: the lesson to be learned from something that happens, or from a story
The moral of this story is that crime doesn't pay.
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 Afrikaans: moraliteit |
 Arabic: أخلاقِيَّه، قَوانين الأخْ |
 Bulgarian: морал |
 Brazilian: moralidade |
 Czech: morálka |
 German: die Moral |
 Danish: moral |
 Greek: ηθική |
 Spanish: moral, moralidad |
 Estonian: kõlblus |
 Farsi: اخلاق |
 Finnish: moraalisuus |
 French: moralité |
 Hebrew: מוּסָרִיוּת |
 Hindi: सदाचार, नैतिकता |
 Croatian: moralnost |
 Hungarian: (jó) erkölcs(i érzék), mo |
 Indonesian: moralitas |
 Icelandic: siðferði |
 Italian: moralità |
 Japanese: 道徳 |
 Korean: 도덕성 |
 Lithuanian: moralė, dorovė, dorumas |
 Latvian: morāle; ētika |
 Malay: bermoral |
 Dutch: mora;liteit |
 Norwegian: det vedtatte moralsysteme |
 Polish: moralność |
 Persian: اخلاق |
 Pashto: روحيه، اخلاق |
 Portuguese: moralidade |
 Romanian: moralitate |
 Russian: мораль; нравственность |
 Slovak: morálka |
 Slovenian: moralnost |
 Serbian: moralnost |
 Swedish: moral |
 Thai: ความดีงาม |
 Turkish: doğruluk, dürüstlük |
 Taiwanese: 道德 |
 Ukrainian: моральність; мораль |
 Urdu: اخلاق، خوش کرداری |
 Vietnamese: đạo đức |
 Chinese: 道德 |
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