"Moral decadence" refers to the decline or deterioration of moral values and ethical standards in a society or an individual. It implies a weakening or loss of principles, such as honesty, compassion, and fairness, leading to immoral or unethical behaviors.
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«moral»
«decadence»
Sentences with «moral decadence»
- Now the government is steam rolling the religious rights of their citizens and creating a dictatorship of moral decadence in the country. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
- One of the reasons of America's stunning moral decadence. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
- Abortion, euthanasia, the denial of the intrinsic reality of the sexes in favour of some vague blanket notion of everyone having «rights» and the general moral decadence of Europe are indications of a serious malaise, intellectual as well as moral. (faith.org.uk)
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