the branch of theology dealing with principles of moral conduct
Word origin
[1900–05]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: burnout, decompression, hormone, hydroplane, throwaway
Examples of 'moral theology' in a sentence
moral theology
The great moral theology of sport comes down to a quirk of physiology.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Moral theology, social anthropology, and the imagination of the human 223pp.
The Times Literary Supplement (2015)
This example illustrates how preoccupation with dramatic issues can blind moral theology to the pressing problems met by so many in their everyday lives.
The Times Literary Supplement (2015)
It would be a mistake, however, simply to claim that moral theology was only concerned with casuistry, which is what she seems to suggest.
The Times Literary Supplement (2018)
Bioethics, he thinks, has few resources for understanding the parents' feelings, and he does not think moral theology fares any better.
The Times Literary Supplement (2015)
Has moral theology - or, for that matter, moral philosophy - anything to contribute to our ethical thinking about the most basic elements of human life?