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morality
/ ³¾É™Ëˆ°ùæ±ôɪ³Ùɪ /
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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²¹²Ôt¾±Â·³¾´Ç·°ù²¹±ôi·³Ù²â adjective
- ³ó²âp±ð°ù·³¾´Ç·°ù²¹±ôi·³Ù²â noun
- ±è°ù±ðm´Ç·°ù²¹±ôi·³Ù²â noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Shareholders embraced the business case because there was no murky morality involved; it simply focused on the bottom line.
I love the idea of investigating on deeper levels what constitutes humanity and morality,†said Sienkiewicz.
Popes wield such power that they can speak ex cathedra — literally, from the papal throne — to make infallible pronouncements on morality that the faithful must obey.
One of Kurt Gray's key arguments is that humans evolved as a prey species with a profound orientation toward avoiding harm, which has become the basis for all our morality.
A filmmaker with a queer focus, he writes characters that are especially liberated from morality, making them dimensional but also dangerous.
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More About Morality
What isÌýmorality?
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.
Where doesÌýmorality come from?
The first records of morality come from around 1350. It ultimately comes from the Late Latin ³¾Å°ùÄå±ô¾±³ÙÄå²õ, meaning “human nature.†It combines the word moral, meaning “related to goodness,†and -ity, a suffix used to make abstract nouns that state a condition.
Morality differs from society to society and person to person. Many different factors can contribute to a person’s individual morality, such as religion, culture, education, life experiences, and parental guidance. However, some acts, such as cannibalism, are seen universally so horrible and vile.
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What are some other forms related to morality?
- immorality (noun)
- antimorality (adjective)
- hypermorality (noun)
- premorality (noun)
What are some synonyms for morality?
What are some words that share a root or word element with morality?Ìý
What are some words that often get used in discussing morality?
How isÌý³¾´Ç°ù²¹±ô¾±³Ù²âÌýused in real life?
Morality is most often used to mean goodness and how well (or not) a person demonstrates conformity to society’s sense of it.
Making sure people don't go hungry isn't about ideology. It’s about morality.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich)
If you don’t care about morality and human rights, maybe you care about money. These policies will prove disastrous for the US economy.
— Sarah Goodyear (@buttermilk1)
Steve Kerr on lying on lineup: "Sorry, but I don't think they hand you the trophy based on morality. They give it to you if you win."
— Diamond Leung (@diamond83)
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Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of morality?
A. virtue
B. goodness
C. decency
D. evilness
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