ethic
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- ethick (obsolete)
[edit] Etymology
From Old French ethique, from Late Latin ethica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthike), from ἠθικός (ēthikos, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (ēthos, “character, moral nature”).
[edit] Adjective
ethic (comparative more ethic, superlative most ethic)
- Moral, relating to morals.
[edit] Noun
ethic (plural ethics)
- a set of principles of right and wrong behaviour guiding, or representative of, a specific culture, society, group, or individual.
- the morality of an action
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- ethic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- ethic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- ethic at OneLook Dictionary Search
