deontologist


de·on·tol·o·gy

D0139000 (dē′ŏn-tŏl′ə-jē) n. pl. de·on·tol·o·gies 1. Ethical or moral theory concerned with duties and rights. 2. The doctrine that ethical status of an action lies in its adherence to a set of rules.
[Greek deon, deont-, obligation, necessity (from neuter present participle of dein, to need, lack; see deu-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + -logy.]
de·on′to·log′i·cal (-tə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj. de·on′to·log′i·cal·ly adv. de′on·tol′o·gist n.