ethic
noun
- a system of moral standards or values: the humanist ethic
- a particular moral standard or value: the success ethic
See ethic in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĕthˈĭk)
nouna. 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).
- 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.
- 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.
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