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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