moralidade — meaning in English
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English meaning
- moral adj Concerned with right and wrong behaviour, or conforming to accepted standards of good conduct.
- morality noun The distinction between right and wrong, and the principles that guide good behaviour.
- righteousness noun The quality of being morally right or virtuous.
Senses
moralidade is used for these senses in English:
- moral (chiefly, in the plural) Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.
- morality (uncountable) Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner intended to produce morally good results.
- righteousness (uncountable) The quality or state of being righteous.
- righteousness (countable, now, rare) A righteous act or quality.
moral — full definition
- adj Concerned with right and wrong behaviour, or conforming to accepted standards of good conduct.
- noun The lesson about right and wrong conduct that a story or experience teaches.
- noun The principles of good behaviour that guide someone's conduct (usually plural: morals).
morality — full definition
- noun The distinction between right and wrong, and the principles that guide good behaviour.
- noun A particular set of beliefs, customs, or rules about acceptable conduct.