morality

English Thesaurus

1. concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	quality,
definition	:	an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	righteousness,
definition	:	adhering to moral principles (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	rightness,
definition	:	according with conscience or morality (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	conscience,
definition	:	conformity to one's own sense of right conduct (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	good, goodness,
definition	:	moral excellence or admirableness (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	chastity, sexual morality, virtue,
definition	:	morality with respect to sexual relations (noun.attribute)

attribute	:	moral,
definition	:	concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles (adj.all)

attribute	:	immoral,
definition	:	deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong (adj.all)

attribute	:	pure,
definition	:	(used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless (adj.all)

attribute	:	impure,
definition	:	(used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene (adj.all)

2. motivation based on ideas of right and wrong (noun.motive)

hypernym	:	motivation, motive, need,
definition	:	the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior (noun.tops)

hyponym	:	hedonism,
definition	:	the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle (noun.motive)

hyponym	:	conscience, moral sense, scruples, sense of right and wrong,
definition	:	motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions (noun.motive)

hyponym	:	christ within, inner light, light, light within,
definition	:	a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul (noun.motive)

3. concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	immorality,
definition	:	the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	moral,
definition	:	concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles (adj.all)

derivation	:	moralistic,
definition	:	narrowly and conventionally moral (adj.all)

4. motivation based on ideas of right and wrong (noun.motive)

derivation	:	ethician, ethicist,
definition	:	a philosopher who specializes in ethics (noun.person)

derivation	:	ethical,
definition	:	conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior (adj.all)

derivation	:	moralistic,
definition	:	narrowly and conventionally moral (adj.all)

derivation	:	ethical, honorable, honourable,
definition	:	adhering to ethical and moral principles (adj.all)

5. concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	immorality,
definition	:	the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	moral,
definition	:	concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles (adj.all)

derivation	:	moralistic,
definition	:	narrowly and conventionally moral (adj.all)

6. motivation based on ideas of right and wrong (noun.motive)

derivation	:	ethician, ethicist,
definition	:	a philosopher who specializes in ethics (noun.person)

derivation	:	ethical,
definition	:	conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior (adj.all)

derivation	:	moralistic,
definition	:	narrowly and conventionally moral (adj.all)

derivation	:	ethical, honorable, honourable,
definition	:	adhering to ethical and moral principles (adj.all)