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moral absolutism

the belief that the morality or immorality of an action can be judged according to fixed standards of right and wrong. According to Jean Piaget, moral absolutism is characteristic of young children in the heteronomous stage of moral development, who interpret laws and rules as absolute. See moral realism. Compare moral relativism; situation ethics.

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January 30th 2025

vowel

vowel

n.

1. a voiced speech sound that is produced when the breath stream vibrating the vocal cords has unobstructed passage through the vocal tract.

2. one of the letters of the alphabet used to represent these sounds in writing. Compare consonant.