morality

noun

/məˈræləti/

(plural moralities)

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[uncountable] principles relating to right and wrong or good and bad behaviour
- matters of public/private morality
- Standards of morality seem to be dropping.
Extra Examples
- She criticized politicians' standards of personal morality.
- Should governments be legislating morality?
- efforts to strengthen traditional morality
- people who wish to impose their morality on other people
- A stable society relies on both private and public morality.
- Do you think standards of morality are falling?
- He seems to have no personal morality at all.
- Ideas of traditional morality are being questioned all the time.
- Sexual morality should be considered a private matter.
- The church tried to uphold public morality by censoring books and magazines.
- Whatever her personal morality, she has no right to judge others.
Topics Personal qualitiesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- conventional
- traditional
- strict
- …
verb + morality
- legislate
- question
- impose
- …
morality + verb
- be based on something
phrases
- standards of morality
See full entry
[uncountable] the degree to which something is right or wrong, good or bad, etc. according to moral principles
- There is a continuing debate on the morality of abortion.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- conventional
- traditional
- strict
- …
verb + morality
- legislate
- question
- impose
- …
morality + verb
- be based on something
phrases
- standards of morality
See full entry
[uncountable, countable] a system of moral principles followed by a particular group of people synonym ethics compare immorality
Wordfinder
- action
- approach
- attitude
- behaviour
- conform
- eccentric
- etiquette
- habit
- manners
- morality
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- conventional
- traditional
- strict
- …
verb + morality
- legislate
- question
- impose
- …
morality + verb
- be based on something
phrases
- standards of morality
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French moralite or late Latin moralitas, from Latin moralis, from mos, mor- ‘custom’, (plural) mores ‘morals’.

单词	morality
释义	morality noun /məˈræləti/ /məˈræləti/ (plural moralities) jump to other results [uncountable] principles relating to right and wrong or good and bad behaviour matters of public/private morality Standards of morality seem to be dropping. Extra Examples She criticized politicians' standards of personal morality. Should governments be legislating morality? efforts to strengthen traditional morality people who wish to impose their morality on other people A stable society relies on both private and public morality. Do you think standards of morality are falling? He seems to have no personal morality at all. Ideas of traditional morality are being questioned all the time. Sexual morality should be considered a private matter. The church tried to uphold public morality by censoring books and magazines. Whatever her personal morality, she has no right to judge others. Topics Personal qualitiesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective conventional traditional strict … verb + morality legislate question impose … morality + verb be based on something phrases standards of morality See full entry [uncountable] the degree to which something is right or wrong, good or bad, etc. according to moral principles There is a continuing debate on the morality of abortion. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective conventional traditional strict … verb + morality legislate question impose … morality + verb be based on something phrases standards of morality See full entry [uncountable, countable] a system of moral principles followed by a particular group of people synonym ethics compare immorality Wordfinder action approach attitude behaviour conform eccentric etiquette habit manners morality Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective conventional traditional strict … verb + morality legislate question impose … morality + verb be based on something phrases standards of morality See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French moralite or late Latin moralitas, from Latin moralis, from mos, mor- ‘custom’, (plural) mores ‘morals’.
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