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

• morality — [[t]məræ̱lɪti[/t]] moralities 1) N UNCOUNT Morality is the belief that some behaviour is right and acceptable and that other behaviour is wrong. ...standards of morality and justice in society. ...an effort to preserve traditional morality. Syn:… …   English 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 — [məˈræləti] noun [U] 1) principles of right or wrong behaviour standards of morality[/ex] 2) the degree to which something is thought to be right or wrong the continuing debate about the morality of foxhunting[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Morality without religion — is the aspect of philosophy that deals with morality outside of religious traditions. Examples include humanism and most versions of consequentialism. Contents 1 Positions 2 See also 3 References …   Wikipedia

• Morality in Media — Morality in Media, Inc. (MIM) is an American non profit organization that was established in New York in 1962. MIM seeks to raise awareness about the harms of pornography and other forms of obscenity on individuals, families and society. MIM also …   Wikipedia

• morality — [mō ral′i tē, môral′i tē, məral′i tē] n. pl. moralities [ME moralite < OFr < LL moralitas < L moralis] 1. moral quality or character; rightness or wrongness, as of an action 2. the character of being in accord with the principles or… …   English World dictionary

• morality — [n] ethics, honesty chastity, conduct, decency, ethicality, ethicalness, gentleness, godliness, good habits, goodness, honor, ideals, incorruptibility, incorruption, integrity, justice, manners, moral code, morals, mores, philosophy, principle,… …   New thesaurus

• Morality — Appropriate redirects here. For other uses, see Appropriation (disambiguation). Morality (from the Latin moralitas manner, character, proper behavior ) is the differentiation among intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are good… …   Wikipedia

• morality — mo|ral|i|ty [məˈrælıti] n [U] 1.) beliefs or ideas about what is right and wrong and about how people should behave ▪ sexual morality public/private/personal morality ▪ the decline in standards of personal morality ▪ The authorities are… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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