moral vs self-seeking

moral

adj
  • Probable but not proved. 

  • Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour. 

  • Conforming to a standard of right behaviour; sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment. 

  • Capable of right and wrong action. 

  • Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will. 

noun
  • Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct. 

  • The ethical significance or practical lesson. 

verb
  • To moralize. 

self-seeking

adj
  • Mindful of, or promoting, only one's own interests. 

  • That searches for a target automatically. 

noun
  • The selfish promotion of one's own interests. 

How often have the words moral and self-seeking occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )