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Meanings of morals in English

Portuguese
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Catalan
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Spanish
moralidad

Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong.

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        Usage of morals in English
        1
        Although clearly inspired by American culture, they follow traditional morals and values.
        Wired
        2
        There is indeed a degeneration of morals in our society…, Zuma said.
        The South African
        3
        Good morals, accordingly, were cultivated in the city and in the camp.
        Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War
        4
        The state of morals in these parts is in some sort lax.
        Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 / With His Letters and Journals
        5
        It requires one be a mite...flexible, shall we say, in one's morals.
        Destined to last
        6
        Has not the time come for a frank discussion of Irish morals?
        The Irish Times
        7
        The decline in morals kept pace with the decline of spiritual religion.
        Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02: Jewish Heroes and Prophets
        8
        Next we have the wonderful code of morals contained in the Bible.
        Companion to the Bible
        9
        And I just love the way they've rewarded our fine, upstanding morals.
        Fire With Fire
        10
        In intellect they were both above the average, but not in morals.
        Elder Conklin and Other Stories
        11
        Somehow or other, respectability-inposition, in morals, in religion, in conduct-waseverything.
        Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood
        12
        No true instruction in morals was possible in a condition of slavery.
        Twentieth Century Negro Literature / Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought...
        13
        Their morals were simple and pure, and they had strong natural affections.
        Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01: The Old Pagan Civilizations
        14
        But much more than in morals his conscience found expression in art.
        Evelyn Innes
        15
        Taste is the universal, where a system of morals is the local.
        The Pagans
        16
        I am not speaking of German morals in general, which are notorious.
        The Land of Deepening Shadow: Germany-at-War
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