/ məˈræləti; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies )
1.
[ U ] principles concerning right and wrong or good and bad behaviour :
matters of public / private morality
Standards of morality seem to be dropping.
2.
[ U ] the degree to which sth is right or wrong, good or bad, etc. according to moral principles :
a debate on the morality of abortion
3.
[ U , C ] a system of moral principles followed by a particular group of people
SYN ethics
—compare immorality
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French moralite or late Latin moralitas , from Latin moralis , from mos , mor- custom, (plural) mores morals.