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ethic

adj
/ˈɛθ.ɪk/

Etymology

From Middle English etik, ethik, from Old French ethique, from Late Latin ēthica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ), from ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).

  1. derived from ἠθική
  2. derived from ēthica
  3. derived from ethique
  4. inherited from etik

Definitions

  1. Moral, relating to morals.

  2. A set of principles of right and wrong behaviour guiding, or representative of, a…

    A set of principles of right and wrong behaviour guiding, or representative of, a specific culture, society, group, or individual.

    • The Protestant work ethic.
    • I think the golden rule is a great ethic.

  3. The morality of an action.

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Derived

bioethic, consistent life ethic, ethician, ethicism, ethicistic, ethicize, ethicless, ethic of reciprocity, ethicology, ethicomoral, ethicophysical, ethicopolitical, evolutionary ethic, metaethic, Protestant ethic, work ethic

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA