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moralities

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  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. A set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct.
  3. A set of personal guiding principles for conduct or a general notion of how to behave, whether respectable or not.
  4. A lesson or pronouncement which contains advice about proper behavior.

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