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relativism

noun/ˈrɛlətɪvɪz(ə)m/

C1CEFR level
58/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

The view that truth or morality has no absolute standard but varies with context or culture.

Moral relativism struggles to condemn practices that its own framework calls locally valid.

Topic: Philosophy & ideas in General English

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