ethic
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ethick (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Old French ethique, from Late Latin ethica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ), from ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).
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Adjective[edit]
ethic (comparative more ethic, superlative most ethic)
- Moral, relating to morals.
Noun[edit]
ethic (plural ethics)
- A set of principles of right and wrong behaviour guiding, or representative of, a specific culture, society, group, or individual.
- I think the golden rule is a great ethic.
- The morality of an action.
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Further reading[edit]
- 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
