ethic

system of moral principles or values
Not to be confused with:ethnic – relating to a religious, racial, or cultural group

eth·ic

E0227900 (ĕth′ĭk)n.1. a. A set of principles of right conduct.b. A theory or a system of moral values: "An ethic of service is at war with a craving for gain" (Gregg Easterbrook).2. ethics(used with a sing. verb) The study of the general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices to be made by a person; moral philosophy.3. ethics(used with a sing. or pl. verb) The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession: medical ethics.

[Middle English ethik, from Old French ethique (from Late Latin ēthica, from Greek ēthika, ethics) and from Latin ēthicē (from Greek ēthikē), both from Greek ēthikos, ethical, from ēthos, character; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]

ethic

(ˈɛθɪk) n (Philosophy) a moral principle or set of moral values held by an individual or group: the Puritan ethic. adj another word for ethical[C15: from Latin ēthicus, from Greek ēthikos, from ēthos custom; see ethos]

eth•ic

(ˈɛθ ɪk)

n. 1. the body of moral principles or values held by or governing a culture, group, or individual: the Christian ethic; a personal ethic. 2. a moral precept or rule of conduct. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ēthicus < Greek ēthikós=êth(os) ethos + -ikos -ic]

ethic

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A particular ethic is an idea or moral belief that influences the behaviour and attitudes of a group of people.

...the ethic of public service....the Protestant work ethic.2. 'ethics'

Ethics are moral beliefs and rules about right and wrong. When you use ethics with this meaning, it is a plural noun. You use a plural form of a verb with it.

Such action was a violation of medical ethics.

Ethics is also the study of questions about what is morally right or wrong. When ethics has this meaning, it is an uncount noun. You use a singular form of a verb with it.

We are only too ready to believe that ethics is a field where thinking does no good.3. 'ethical'

Ethic is never an adjective. The adjective that means 'relating to ethics' is ethical.

...an ethical problem.He had no real ethical objection to drinking.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ethic - 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"moral principle, value orientation, value-systemprinciple - a rule or standard especially of good behavior; "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles"Chartism - the principles of a body of 19th century English reformers who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people
	2.	ethic - a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conductethical codesystem of rules, system - a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender"precept, principle - rule of personal conductdouble standard - an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another

ethic

noun1. A rule or habit of conduct with regard to right and wrong or a body of such rules and habits:ethicality, moral (used in plural), morality.2. The moral quality of a course of action.Used in plural:ethicality, ethicalness, morality, propriety, righteousness, rightfulness, rightness.

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noun a rule or habit of conduct with regard to right and wrong or a body of such rules and habits

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noun the moral quality of a course of action

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noun the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group

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noun a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct

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