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Ethic   /ˈɛθɪk/   Listen
Ethic

noun
1.
The principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group.  Synonyms: moral principle, value-system, value orientation.  "A person with old-fashioned values"
2.
A system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct.  Synonym: ethical code.





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"Ethic" Quotes from Famous Books



... series of culture institutions, from the simplest presentation of its geography, landscape and architecture, to the complex development of industrial, technical and scientific instruction; and for provision also for the institutions of custom and ethic in school, law, and church. Just as place, occupation, and family are intimately connected in the practical world, so their respective culture institutions must more and more be viewed as a whole. Civic improvers will find their ideals more realisable as they recognise the complex unity ...
— Civics: as Applied Sociology • Patrick Geddes
... overview: Government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, and a comparatively small defense allocation (1% of GDP) have helped Japan advance with extraordinary rapidity to the rank of second most technologically powerful economy in the world after the US and third largest economy in the world after the US and China. ...
— The 2001 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


Words linked to "Ethic" :   value orientation, value-system, Chartism, double standard, principle, precept, system of rules, system


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