morality

/məˈɹælɪti/

IPA: /M ER0 AE1 L AH0 T IY0/

noun
  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    A set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct.

  3. 3

    A set of personal guiding principles for conduct or a general notion of how to behave, whether respectable or not.

  4. 4

    A lesson or pronouncement which contains advice about proper behavior.

  5. 5

    A morality play.

  6. 6

    Moral philosophy, the branch of philosophy which studies the grounds and nature of rightness, wrongness, good, and evil.

  7. 7

    A particular theory concerning the grounds and nature of rightness, wrongness, good, and evil.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/morality