məˈrælɪtɪ n. (pl. -ies) 1
the degree of
conformity of an
idea,
practice,
etc., to
moral principles. 2
right moral
conduct. 3 a
lesson in morals. 4 the
science of morals. 5 a
particular system of morals (commercial morality). 6 (in pl.) moral principles; points of
ethics. 7 (in full morality play)
hist. a kind of
drama with personified
abstract qualities as the main characters
and inculcating a moral lesson,
popular in the 16th c. [ME f. OF moralit÷ or LL moralitas f. L (as MORAL)]