moral degradation
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moral — moral, ale, aux [ mɔral, o ] adj. et n. m. • 1270; n. m. 1212; lat. moralis, de mores « mœurs » I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ Qui concerne les mœurs, les habitudes et surtout les règles de conduite admises et pratiquées dans une société. Conscience morale. Sens… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Degradation — Deg ra*da tion, n. [LL. degradatio, from degradare: cf. F. d[ e]gradation. See {Degrade}.] 1. The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one s standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Degradation of energy — Degradation Deg ra*da tion, n. [LL. degradatio, from degradare: cf. F. d[ e]gradation. See {Degrade}.] 1. The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one s standing or rank in office or society;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
degradation — n. moral; public degradation * * * [ˌdegrə deɪʃ(ə)n] public degradation moral … Combinatory dictionary
degradation ceremony — Introduced by Harold Garfinkel in his article on’Conditions of Successful Degradation Ceremonies’ (American Journal of Sociology, 1956), the term degradation ceremony (or ‘status degradation ceremony’) refers to communicative work directed… … Dictionary of sociology
degradation — A deprivation of dignity; dismissal from rank or office; act or process of degrading. Moral or intellectual decadence; degeneration; deterioration. An ecclesiastical censure, whereby a clergyman is divested of his holy orders. There are two sorts … Black's law dictionary
degradation — A deprivation of dignity; dismissal from rank or office; act or process of degrading. Moral or intellectual decadence; degeneration; deterioration. An ecclesiastical censure, whereby a clergyman is divested of his holy orders. There are two sorts … Black's law dictionary
degradation — noun a) The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from ones standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop. b) The state of being reduced… … Wiktionary
degradation — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abandonment, abasement, abjection, abjectness, ablation, abominableness, atomization, atrociousness, banishment, baseness, beggarliness, biodegradability, biodegradation, blackballing, breakup, bump, bust,… … Moby Thesaurus
moral turpitude — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abandonment, abjection, baseness, chicanery, corruptedness, corruption, corruptness, debasement, decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degenerateness, degeneration, degradation, demoralization, depravation,… … Moby Thesaurus
degradation — noun Date: circa 1535 1. the act or process of degrading 2. a. decline to a low, destitute, or demoralized state b. moral or intellectual decadence ; degeneration • degradative adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
