The relation of conformity or nonconformity to the moral standard or rule; quality of an intention, a character, an action, a principle, or a sentiment, when tried by the standard of right.
The quality of an action which renders it good; the conformity of an act to the accepted standard of right.
The doctrines or rules of moral duties, or the duties of men in their social character; ethics.
The practice of the moral duties; rectitude of life; conformity to the standard of right; virtue; as, we often admire the politeness of men whose morality we question.
A form of human behaviour (together with religion, labour, sociability and the like); the practice of aligning individual and collective human conduct, social structures, institutions or practices, according to universal standards of right, good and fair conduct.
moral quality or character; rightness or wrongness, as of an action; the character of being in accord with the principles or standards of right conduct
A system of rules or principles prescribing how we should act and defining what our rights and obligations are. A moral person is one who is capable of distinguishing right from wrong and demonstrates a predilection for what is right.
Much like the more universal term "ethics", but usually referring to the ethical norms of a particular culture or people.
concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
a complex of concepts and beliefs by which an individual determines whether his or her actions are right or wrong
a complex of concepts and beliefs by which an individual sets a standard of right and wrong for his or her actions
The doctrine of man's moral duties
Morality comes from the Latin word Moralis - concerned with which actions are right and which are wrong, rather than the character of the person. Today morality and ethics are often used interchangeably.
1. What ethics studies 2. The actual practice of acting rightly or wrongly 3. Culturally received mores, often unarticulated or implicit
refers to the ethical aspects of human behavior; tied to an awareness of acceptable and unacceptable behaviors (according to a peculiar culture); linked to what is often called the conscience.
"Morality" refers to the first-order beliefs and practices about good and evil by means of which we guide our behavior. Contrast with Ethics, which is the second-order, reflective consideration of our moral beliefs and practices.
Conformity to generally accepted rules of right or virtuous conduct. An essential element of all just laws.
or morals, refers to observable conduct and behavior patterns actually practiced in a society. Many people speak of morals and ethics interchangeably. When a difference is made by philosophers, morality and morals refer to conduct in place, while terms such as ethical and ethics refer to the study of moral conduct or to a normative system of ideal conduct.
Morality refers to the concept of human ethics which pertains to matters of good and evil —also referred to as "right or wrong", used within three contexts: individual conscience; systems of principles and judgments — sometimes called moral values —shared within a cultural, religious, secular, Humanist, or philosophical community; and codes of behavior or conduct morality.