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单词 moralness
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moralnessn.

Brit. /ˈmɒrəlnəs/, U.S. /ˈmɔrəlnəs/
Forms: see moral adj. and -ness suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moral adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < moral adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier morality n.
The quality or condition of being moral; morality (also personified).
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society > morality > virtue > [noun]
virtuec1230
morality1593
moralness1637
squareness1642
principledness1954
1637–8 A. Baker Autobiogr. in J. McCann & H. Connolly Memorials (1933) 19 We may the better discern..as to quietnesse of nature and morallnesse of virtues—Fortes creantur fortibus.
1642 D. Rogers Naaman 10 It is not the moralnes of any people, nor their vertuous qualities.
1889 Universal Rev. Jan. 91 Go, mask of Pride and mannered Moralness!
1994 Ottawa Citizen 3 July a9 My second point is with respect to the underlying ‘moralness’ of the text itself.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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