transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈe-thik ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English ethik, from Middle French ethique, from Latin ethice, from Greek ēthikē, from ēthikos
Date: 14th century
1. plural but singular or plural in construction : the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation
2.
a. : a set of moral principles : a theory or system of moral values
the present-day materialistic ethic
an old-fashioned work ethic
— often used in plural but sing. or plural in constr.
an elaborate ethic s
Christian ethic s
b. plural but singular or plural in construction : the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group
professional ethic s
c. : a guiding philosophy
d. : a consciousness of moral importance
forge a conservation ethic
3. plural : a set of moral issues or aspects (as rightness)
debated the ethic s of human cloning