Etymology

premorality

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Today it means: An infantile or animalistic form of decision making based simply on what will immediately benefit or disadvantage the subject. Full definition →

First used 20th c.
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The story

From pre- + morality.

First known use, by meaning

  • 20th c. An infantile or animalistic form of decision making based simply on what will immediately benefit or disadvantage the subject.

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