Ethic

Definition of Ethic

Eth´ic   Pronunciation: ĕth´ĭk
a.1.Of, or belonging to, morals; treating of the moral feelings or duties; containing percepts of morality; moral; as, ethic discourses or epistles; an ethical system; ethical philosophy.
Ethical dative
(Gram.) a use of the dative of a pronoun to signify that the person or thing spoken of is regarded with interest by some one; as, Quid mihi Celsus agit? How does my friend Celsus do?
n.1.the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group; as, the Puritan ethic.
2.a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct.

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double standard, ethical code, precept, principle, system, system of rules
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