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deontologist

noun

Etymology

From deontology + -ist.

  1. derived from *deh₁-✻ — “to bind”
  2. learned borrowing from δέον — “that which is binding, needful, proper, or right”
  3. suffixed as deontologist — “deontology + ist”

Definitions

  1. A philosopher or other thinker who advocates or employs a deontological approach to…

    A philosopher or other thinker who advocates or employs a deontological approach to ethics.

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