morality
Pronunciation: /məˈralɪti/
noun ( plural moralities)
- principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour: the matter boiled down to simple morality: innocent prisoners ought to be freed
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- the extent to which an action is right or wrong: 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)