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morality police

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A police force tasked with enforcing a specific moral code, especially a religious one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: moralpoliti — police enforcing moral code
  • Danish: sædelighedspoliti — police enforcing moral code
  • Dutch: zedenpolitie — police enforcing moral code
  • Finnish: moraalipoliisi — police enforcing moral code
  • French: police des mœurs — police enforcing moral code
  • German: Sittenpolizei — police enforcing moral code
  • Hungarian: erkölcsrendőrség — police enforcing moral code
  • Norwegian Bokmål: moralpoliti — police enforcing moral code
  • Polish: policja moralności — police enforcing moral code
  • Polish: policja obyczajowa — police enforcing moral code
  • Russian: поли́ция нра́вов (polícija nrávov) — police enforcing moral code
  • Swedish: moralpolis — police enforcing moral code
  • Swedish: sedlighetspolis — police enforcing moral code