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mo·ral·ity (mō ral′i tē, mô-, mə-)
noun pl. moralities -·ties
- moral quality or character; rightness or wrongness, as of an action
- the character of being in accord with the principles or standards of right conduct; right conduct; sometimes, specif., virtue in sexual conduct
- principles of right and wrong in conduct; ethics
- a particular system of such principles
- moral instruction or a moral lesson
- a narrative with a moral lesson
- morality play
Etymology: ME moralite < OFr < LL moralitas < L moralis
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