premorally

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adverb

In a premoral manner; before the development of a sense of morality.

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Meanings

adverbpremorally (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn 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

From premoral + -ly.

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APA

premorally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premorally

MLA

“premorally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premorally. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “premorally,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premorally.

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