amoralism

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noun

doctrine which advocates absence of, or indifference towards any morality.

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Meanings

nounamoralism (usually uncountable, plural amoralisms)

plural amoralisms

  1. uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesdoctrine which advocates absence of, or indifference towards any morality.

    Acknowledging the force of that intuition is, however, quite compatible with the possibility of amoralism.

    1988, David McNaughton, Moral vision: an introduction to ethics, page 139

Origin

From amoral + -ism.

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Translations

Hindi निर्नैतिकतावाद
  • निर्नैतिकतावाद (nirnaitiktāvād)doctrine which advocates ignoring moral issues and norms
Polish amoralizm
  • amoralizmdoctrine which advocates ignoring moral issues and norms
Portuguese amoralismo
  • amoralismodoctrine which advocates ignoring moral issues and norms
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APA

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MLA

“amoralism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amoralism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amoralism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amoralism.

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