Morality Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Kids Definition of morality ... 1 : the quality or fact of being in agreement with ideals of right behavior We discussed the morality of lying so a person's ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut morality noun SaveWord mo·​ral·​i·​ty |\mə-ˈra-lə-tē ,mȯ-\ pluralmoralities Definitionofmorality 1a :amoraldiscourse,statement,orlesson endedhislecturewithatritemorality b :aliteraryorotherimaginativeworkteachingamorallesson "Aesop'sFables"isfamousasamorality. 2a :adoctrineorsystemofmoralconduct thebasiclawwhichanadequatemoralityoughttostate—MarjorieGrene b moralitiesplural :particularmoralprinciplesorrulesofconduct wewereallbroughtupononeofthesemoralities—Psychiatry 3 :conformitytoidealsofrighthumanconduct admittedtheexpediencyofthelawbutquestioneditsmorality 4 :moralconduct:virtue moralitytodayinvolvesaresponsiblerelationshiptowardthelawsofthenaturalworld—P.B.Sears Synonyms&Antonyms MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingmorality LearnMoreAboutmorality Synonyms&Antonymsformorality Synonyms character,decency,goodness,honesty,integrity,probity,rectitude,righteousness,rightness,uprightness,virtue,virtuousness Antonyms badness,evil,evildoing,immorality,iniquity,sin,villainy,wickedness VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofmoralityinaSentence Thegroupiscallingforareturntotraditionalmorality. twogroupswithclashingmoralities Thedecisionmaybelegallyjustified,butIquestionitsmorality. RecentExamplesontheWeb Buttheextensionofthesefindingstosubtlerexperientialinfluencesistenuousatbest,andrelatedstudiestendtobefreightedwithmorality. — MadeleineWatts,Harper’sMagazine ,25May2022 WithoutGod—orwithoutahighlyevolvedhumanisticmoralitythatisbeyondthecapacityofmostadolescents—thewordevilbecomesmeaninglessand,therefore,10timesmoreterrifyingfortherestofus. — LanceMorrow,WSJ,25May2022 Themoralityorsurvivabilityofnuclearwaritselfseldomwas. — DavidL.Pike,TheConversation,25Mar.2022 Buttheirsubjectmattertypicallyfocusesoncharactersthatarenotinalignmentwithmoralityorthelawasmostofusunderstandit. — EdStockly,LosAngelesTimes,25Mar.2022 TheonlycircumscribedmoralityMcQuaidwaspreparedtotoleratewastheabuseofyoungboysandgirlsbypriests,andofwomenfrommanybackgroundsbynunsintheinfamousMagdaleneLaundries. — CullenMurphy,TheAtlantic,14Mar.2022 Allthreecountriesuseapatchworkoflaws—ofteninvolvingvaguedefinitionsofmoralityordebauchery—topersecuteLGBTQpeople. — MattBurgess,Wired,7Mar.2022 Themoralitypieceisdeeplypersonalanddrivenbyfaith—somethingthegovernmentshouldnothaveasayin,Schafersays. — JozsefPapp,ajc,6May2022 Probably,butthetradeoffwouldbegreaterstability,predictability,andpublicmorality. — ErikSherman,Forbes,30Apr.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'morality.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContainingmorality moralityplay moralityplay FirstKnownUseofmorality 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1a LearnMoreAboutmorality Sharemorality PosttheDefinitionofmoralitytoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofmoralityonTwitter TimeTravelerformorality Thefirstknownuseofmoralitywas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury FromtheEditorsatMerriam-Webster VicesandVirtuesQuiz VicesandVirtuesQuiz Canyoutellthedifferencebetweenmoralityanddepravity? DictionaryEntriesNearmorality moralistic morality moralityplay SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsformorality LastUpdated 1Jun2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Morality.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morality.Accessed4Jun.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsformorality morality noun mo·​ral·​i·​ty |\mə-ˈra-lə-tē \ pluralmoralities KidsDefinitionofmorality 1 :thequalityorfactofbeinginagreementwithidealsofrightbehavior Wediscussedthemoralityoflyingsoaperson'sfeelingsaren'thurt. 2 :beliefsaboutwhatkindofbehaviorisgoodorbad Asociety'smoralitymaychange. MorefromMerriam-Websteronmorality Nglish:TranslationofmoralityforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofmoralityforArabicSpeakers Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleaboutmorality WORDOFTHEDAY decry SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary GreatWordsforScrabble WhichofthefollowingQ-without-Uwordsmeansthenumberfiveincardsordice? tranq cinq kamotiq qigong Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! 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