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moral diversities

moral diversities is the plural of moral diversity.

Meaning of moral diversity

Noun

moral diversity (countable and uncountable, plural moral diversities)

  1. A disparity of moral inclinations (the object that is discriminated in moralism).
    • Moral diversity in the citizen population by itself assures that some discrimination of this kind will occur.1970, Donald J. Black, “Production of crime rates”, in American sociological review, volume 35, number 4, page 739
  2. An inconsistency of moral quality.
    • The moral diversity which A, a technically good man, perceives between himself and B, a technically evil man, does not lead him to doubt the absoluteness of moral distinctions, does not lead him to dread these distinctions as tending to estrange man from his brother, and so to destroy human...1852, Henry James, “Democracy and Its Issues”, in Lectures and Miscellanies, →ISBN, page 37

Questions about moral diversities

What is moral diversities the plural of?
Moral diversities is the plural of moral diversity.

Words near moral diversities in the dictionary

  1. moral code
  2. moral codes
  3. moral compass
  4. moral compasses
  5. moral distress
  6. moral diversities
  7. moral diversity
  8. moral duties
  9. moral duty
  10. moral event horizon
  11. moral event horizons

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