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单词 amorality
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amoralityn.

Brit. /ˌeɪməˈralᵻti/, U.S. /ˌeɪməˈrælədi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amoral adj., -ity suffix.
Etymology: < amoral adj. + -ity suffix, after morality n. Compare earlier immorality n., unmorality n., and non-morality n. Compare also amoralism n.
The state or quality of being amoral; belief in or advocacy of an amoral system or outlook.
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society > morality > [noun] > not
unmoralness1642
non-morality1857
unmorality1867
amoralism1895
amorality1895
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > immorality > [noun] > not conscious
amorality1895
1895 Sat. Rev. 12 Oct. 465/2 The vanity and amorality of the writer's political character.
1923 Observer 10 June 8/3 Stupidity, brutality, and general amorality.
1931 R. M. Lovett Pref. to Fiction iv. 66 A puritanical zeal quite at odds with his creed of amorality.
1963 R. R. Heitner German Trag. in Age of Enlightenment vi. 194 Henley..preaches an amorality which he deems superior to the gospel of virtue.
1999 H. F. Mataré Bioethics iv. 72 We hear complaints about the amorality of modern capitalistic societies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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