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morality
/ əˈæɪɪ /
noun
the quality of being moral
conformity, or degree of conformity, to conventional standards of moral conduct
a system of moral principles
an instruction or lesson in morals
short for morality play
Other 51Թ Forms
- antimorality adjective
- hypermorality noun
- premorality noun
51Թ History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Protests have flared, year after year, on issues ranging from high inflation to low employment, shortages of water and electricity to the zeal of morality police restricting women's lives.
Fiercely independent, she answers to no one’s morality but her own.
There was something transgressive and liberating about an aesthetic that inverted not only good and bad taste but also conventional and unconventional morality.
The Episcopal Church courageously refused to play its assigned role in what is essentially a Trump-produced white supremacist morality play.
Bribery, from the perspective of someone with little faith in the morality of the American voter, is the cleaner hit.
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When To Use
Morality is a conformity to the rules of good or virtuous conduct, as in Because he was leading a life according to morality, the knight declined the reward for rescuing the princess.Morality is also an individual person’s goodness or virtuousness, as in Batman’s morality would not allow him to kill any evildoers.Morality is also a system of rules regarding goodness or virtue, as in The Bible is the source of Christian morality.Morality is a very complex concept that refers to the written or unwritten rules that society uses to determine what good behavior is. Good here means not evil and refers to behavior that people agree is honorable, just, or virtuous.If you are concerned with morality, you want to be a good person and don’t want to commit evil acts. The rules of goodness that define morality are called morals and can come from many different sources, such as religion or cultural norms. The opposite of morality is immorality.Example: I try to live my life according to morality, so I always tell the truth.
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