non-moralityn.
/ˌnɒnməˈralᵻti/, U.S. /ˌnɑnməˈrælədi/ Amorality. In later use also: = immorality n.
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society > morality > [noun] > not
unmoralness1642
non-morality1857
unmorality1867
amoralism1895
amorality1895
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > immorality > [noun]
immorality?1566
non-morality1857
unethicalness1886
society > morality > moral evil > [noun] > immorality
immorality?1566
non-morality1857
unethicalness1886
1857 E. Hitchock Relig. Truth 20 Anon, what Hannah More calls the ‘non-morality’ of the Great Unknown, was in excellent goût.
1897 Contemp. Rev. Jan. 64 A curious illustration of his non-morality occurs to recollection.
1902 Notes & Queries 25 Jan. 79/2 The naïveté of their non-morality.
1923 G. E. E. Lindquist Red Man in U.S. 391 The use of alcohol and..the extent of sexual immorality, or non-morality, received particular attention in the course of the survey.
1986 D. Gauthier Morals by Agreement 94 The presuppostion of private ownership would seem to raise questions..about the alleged non-morality of interaction within the market.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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