morality
noun
mo·ral·i·ty
mə-ˈra-lə-tē 
mȯ-
plural moralities
1
a
: a moral discourse, statement, or lesson
ended his lecture with a trite morality
b
: a literary or other imaginative work teaching a moral lesson
"Aesop's Fables" is famous as a morality.
2
a
: a doctrine or system of moral conduct
the basic law which an adequate morality ought to state—
Marjorie Grene
Marjorie Grene
b
moralities plural
: particular moral principles or rules of conduct
we were all brought up on one of these moralities—Psychiatry
Psychiatry3
: conformity to ideals of right human conduct
admitted the expediency of the law but questioned its morality
4
: moral conduct : virtue
morality today involves a responsible relationship toward the laws of the natural world—P. B. Sears
P. B. SearsSynonyms
Examples of morality in a Sentence
The group is calling for a return to traditional morality.
two groups with clashing moralities
The decision may be legally justified, but I question its morality.
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Protests erupted across Iran in 2022 against the dress code following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in the custody of the morality police after being arrested for allegedly not wearing her headscarf properly.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
The protests followed the tragic death of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian Kurdish woman who was taken into morality police custody for allegedly not fully complying with hijab rules.
—Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
No Country for Old Men (2007) — A tense thriller set in Texas, exploring themes of morality and the impact of violence.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
Working from a sharp script by Jonathan Abrams, Eastwood once again rolls an examination of morality, justice, and guilt into a compelling genre movie.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Andrew Torgan, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
The protests followed the tragic death of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian Kurdish woman who was taken into morality police custody for allegedly not fully complying with hijab rules.
—Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
No Country for Old Men (2007) — A tense thriller set in Texas, exploring themes of morality and the impact of violence.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
Working from a sharp script by Jonathan Abrams, Eastwood once again rolls an examination of morality, justice, and guilt into a compelling genre movie.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Morality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morality. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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morality
noun
mo·ral·i·ty
mə-ˈral-ət-ē
plural moralities
1
: moral quality : virtue
judge the morality of an action
2
: a system of moral rules
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