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deontology|ˌdiːɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ|
[f. Gr. δέον, δεοντ- that which is binding, duty (neuter of pr. pple. of δεῖ it is binding, it behoves) + -λογια discourse.]
The science of duty; that branch of knowledge which deals with moral obligations; ethics.
1826Bentham in West. Rev. VI. 448 Ethics has received the more expressive name of Deontology. a1832― Deontology (1834) I. ii. 28 Deontology or Private Ethics, may be considered the science by which happiness is created out of motives extra-legislatorial. 1868Gladstone Juv. Mundi vii. (1870) 214 A system which may be called one of deontology, or that which ought to be, and to be done. 1883Syd. Soc. Lex. s.v., Medical deontology, the duties and rights of medical practitioners. |