ethic has definitions from the field of sociology
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[ noun ] (sociology) the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group

Examples

"the Puritan ethic" "a person with old-fashioned values"

Used in print

(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)

In America also all_of our major religious bodies officially sanction a universalistic ethic which is reflective of our common religion .

Related terms

principle Chartism

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[ noun ] a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct

Synonyms

ethical_code

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