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premorally

premorally adverb: in a premoral manner; before the development of a sense of morality.

Adverb

premorally (not comparable)

  1. In a premoral manner; before the development of a sense of morality.
    • McCormick and other ethicists, however, leave room for the possibility that some homosexual acts, while they may be premorally evil, are not morally evil and may, indeed, be morally good.2018, Todd A. Salzman, Michael G. Lawler, Virtue and Theological Ethics: Toward a Renewed Ethical Method

Origin of premorally

From premoral + -ly.

Questions about premorally

What does premorally mean?
Premorally means in a premoral manner; before the development of a sense of morality.
What part of speech is premorally?
Premorally is an adverb.

Words near premorally in the dictionary

  1. premonstrators
  2. premontane
  3. premonumental
  4. premoral
  5. premorality
  6. premorally
  7. premorbid
  8. premorbidity
  9. premorbidly
  10. premorning
  11. premorse

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