ETHIC


Meaning of ETHIC in English

[ 'ɛθɪk ]

■ noun a set of moral principles: the puritan ~.

Origin

ME: from OFr. éthique , from L. ~e , from Gk (hē) ēthikē (tekhnē) '(the science of) morals', based on ēthos (see ethos ).

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