MORALITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of morality in English

(Definition of morality from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of morality from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of morality

morality
These larger concepts -- religion and morality -- are brought to an individual level through the family.
Psychology presently studies superficial morality and deep morality.
It's vital for parents to emphasize morality in the home.
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And he doesn't exclude atheists when he talks about the interfaith movement and morality.
Morality attached to food may stem from the fact that some religions do have prohibitions when it comes to food, he says.
The answer has to be in the affirmative as it would provide hope and the advancement of morality and ethics.
Real love as well as commitments to morality, objective reality, and public order put limits on what schools can and should affirm and accommodate.
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Collocations with morality

morality

These are words often used in combination with morality.

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concept of morality
Must we teach them religion in order to achieve some concept of morality, human relationship, affection and understanding?
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conventional morality
His ultimate mistake was to underestimate fatally ' the forces of conventional morality ' (p. x).
notion of morality
This illustrates that a more integrated notion of morality becomes much more cogent when the consequences of action are also considered.
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Translations of morality

in Chinese (Traditional)
道德體系,道德觀, 道德,道義…
in Chinese (Simplified)
道德体系,道德观, 道德,道义…
in Spanish
moralidad, moralidad [feminine, singular]…
in Portuguese
moralidade, moralidade [feminine]…
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edep, ahlak, terbiye…
moralité [feminine], moralité…
道徳(どうとく), 倫理観(りんりかん)…
moraliteit…
morálka…
moral…
moralitas…
ความดีงาม…
đạo đức…
moralność…
moral…
bermoral…
die Moral…
moral [masculine], morallære [masculine], moralitet [masculine]…
моральність, мораль…
мораль…
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