ethics
Morality.
Noun
- Morality.
- Her decision was guided by her strong personal ethics.
- The standards that govern the conduct of a person, especially a member of a profession.
- The professor teaches a course on business ethics.
- Medical ethics require doctors to prioritize patient welfare.
- The study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
Synonyms: deontology moral philosophy
Origin
From Middle English etik, from Middle French ethique, from Late Latin ethica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ), from ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).
Forms
Hyponyms
applied ethics bioethics business ethics cacoethics comparative ethics descriptive ethics environmental ethics ethics of reciprocity evolutionary ethics interim ethics lifeboat ethics medical ethics meta-ethics metaethics normative ethics situational ethics virtue ethics
Related
Derived
astroethics code of ethics cyberethics ethicist genethics geoethics nanoethics neuroethics xenoethics
Noun form of, plural
- plural of ethic