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ethic

et·hic

UK/ˈɛθ.ɪk/ US/ˈɛθɪk/ uncommon

noun

1.

the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group

  • “the Puritan ethic”
  • “a person with old-fashioned values”
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2.

a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct

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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • consistent life ethic
  • ethic of reciprocity
  • evolutionary ethic
  • Protestant ethic
  • work ethic

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