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morality

Syllabification: (mo·ral·i·ty)
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Definition of morality

noun (plural moralities)

  • principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.
  • a particular system of values and principles of conduct, especially one held by a specified person or society:a bourgeois morality
  • the extent to which an action is right or wrong:behind all the arguments lies the issue of the morality of the possession of nuclear weapons

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French moralite or late Latin moralitas, from Latin moralis (see moral)

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