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English word morality comes from Latin mos, and later Latin moralis (Of or pertaining to manners, morals or ethics; moral.)

mos (Latin)

(transf.) precept, law, rule. (transf.) quality, nature mode, fashion. Conduct, behavior, character. Humor, self-will, caprice. Manner, custom, way, usage, practice, habit.

moralis (Latin)

Of or pertaining to manners, morals or ethics; moral.

moralitas (Late Latin)

moralité (Middle French)

moralité (Anglo-Norman)

morality (English)

(countable) A set of personal guiding principles for conduct or a general notion of how to behave, whether respectable or not.. (countable) A set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct.. (countable, archaic) A lesson or pronouncement which contains advice about proper behavior.. (countable, rare) A particular theory [...]

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