In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ETHIC
ethic, moral principle, value-system, value orientation
(noun) 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”
ethic, ethical code
(noun) a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ethic (comparative more ethic, superlative most ethic)
Moral, relating to morals.
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.
Anagrams
• Citeh, etchi, theic
Source: Wiktionary
Eth"ic, Eth"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. ethicus, Gr. sidus, G. sitte, Skr. svadh, prob. orig., one's own doing; sva self + dh to set: cf. F. Ă©thique. See So, Do.]
Definition: Of, or belonging to, morals; treating of the moral feelings or duties; containing percepts of morality; moral; as, ethic discourses or epistles; an ethical system; ethical philosophy. The ethical meaning of the miracles. Trench. Ethical dative (Gram.), a use of the dative of a pronoun to signify that the person or thing spoken of is regarded with interest by some one; as, Quid mihi Celsus agit How does my friend Celsus do
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GREAT
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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