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morality (noun)

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  • morality — ► NOUN (pl. moralities) 1) principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour. 2) moral behaviour. 3) the extent to which an action is right or wrong. 4) a system of values and moral principles …   English terms dictionary

  • morality — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ conventional, traditional ▪ strict ▪ personal, private ▪ common, public, social …   Collocations dictionary

  • morality — noun 1 (U) beliefs or ideas about what is right and wrong and about how people should behave: traditional morality | declining standards of morality 2 (U) the degree to which something is right or acceptable (+ of): a discussion on the morality… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • morality — noun 1) the morality of nuclear weapons Syn: ethics, rights and wrongs, whys and wherefores 2) a sharp decline in morality Syn: virtue, good behaviour, righteousness, uprightness, morals, principles, honesty …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • morality — noun /məˈɹalɪti/ a) Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner …   Wiktionary

  • morality — noun 1) the morality of nuclear weapons Syn: ethics, rights and wrongs, ethicality 2) a sharp decline in morality Syn: virtue, goodness, good behavior, righteousness, rectitude, uprightness; morals, principles …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • morality play — noun an allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries; characters personified virtues and vices • Hypernyms: ↑play, ↑drama, ↑dramatic play * * * moˈrality play f8 [morality play] noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • morality play — ► NOUN ▪ a play presenting a moral lesson and having personified qualities as the main characters, popular in the 15th and 16th centuries …   English terms dictionary

  • morality — noun (plural ties) Date: 14th century 1. a. a moral discourse, statement, or lesson b. a literary or other imaginative work teaching a moral lesson 2. a. a doctrine or system of moral conduct b. plural particular moral principles or rules of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • morality play — noun Date: 1879 1. an allegorical play popular especially in the 15th and 16th centuries in which the characters personify abstract qualities or concepts (as virtues, vices, or death) 2. something (as a court trial) which involves a direct… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • morality play — noun a type of allegorical drama towards the end of the Middle Ages that demonstrates a moral theme such as a characters inner struggle to attain moral enlightenment or salvation …   Wiktionary

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