HyperDic: morality

English > 2 senses of the word *morality*:
NOUN	attribute	morality	concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong
NOUN	motive	morality, ethical motive, ethics, morals	motivation based on ideas of right and wrong

morality > pronunciation
Sounds	merae'lahtiy
Rhymes	ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy...

English > *morality*: 2 senses > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct.
Attributes	immoral	deliberately violating / violating accepted principles of right and wrong
	impure	(used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene
	moral	concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
	pure	(used of persons or behaviors) having no faults
Narrower	conscience	conformity to one's own sense of right conduct
	good, goodness	moral excellence or admirableness
	righteousness	adhering to moral principles
	rightness	according with conscience or morality
	virtue, chastity, sexual morality	morality with respect to sexual relations
Broader	quality	An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
Opposite	immorality	The quality of not being in accord / accord with standards of right or good conduct
Spanish	moralidad
Catalan	moralitat
Adjectives	moral	concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
Adjectives	moralistic	narrowly and conventionally moral

English > *morality*: 2 senses > noun 2, motive
Meaning	motivation based on ideas of right and wrong.
Synonyms	ethical motive, ethics, morals
Narrower	Inner Light, Light, Light Within, Christ Within	A divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
	conscience, scruples, moral sense, sense of right and wrong	motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
	hedonism	The pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle
Broader	motivation, motive, need	The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
Spanish	ética, moralidad, moral
Catalan	ètica, moralitat, moral
Adjectives	moralistic	narrowly and conventionally moral

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