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• ethic - ethics - ethical — ◊ ethic A particular ethic is an idea or moral belief that influences the behaviour and attitudes of a group of people. ...the American frontier ethic of expansion and opportunity. ...the Protestant work ethic. ◊ ethics Ethics are moral beliefs… …   Useful english dictionary

• ethic — UK US /ˈeθɪk/ noun [C, usually plural] ► SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY a system of accepted rules about behaviour, based on what is considered right and wrong: business/professional ethics »It would be contrary to business ethics to refuse her insurance… …   Financial and business terms

• ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …   Universalium

• ethic — 01. A professional code of [ethics] prevents a teacher from discussing the performance of a colleague with a student. 02. The doctor said that his interpretation of medical [ethics] prevented him from performing an abortion. 03. He has absolutely …   Grammatical examples in English

• ethic — eth|ic [ˈeθık] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: ethique, from Greek ethikos, from ethos; ETHOS] 1.) a general idea or belief that influences people s behaviour and attitudes ▪ The old ethic of hard work has given way to a new ethic of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ethic — [[t]e̱θɪk[/t]] ethics 1) N PLURAL Ethics are moral beliefs and rules about right and wrong. Its members are bound by a rigid code of ethics which includes confidentiality... Refugee workers said such action was a violation of medical ethics. 2) N …   English dictionary

• ethic — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ethic — noun 1 (C) a general idea or belief that influences people s behaviour and attitudes: The modern ethic seems to be to get as much money as you can without worrying how you get it. see also: work ethic 2 ethics (plural) moral rules or principles… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• ethic — eth|ic [ eθık ] noun 1. ) singular a general principle or belief that affects the way people behave: commitment to the Christian ethic => WORK ETHIC 2. ) ethics plural a set of principles that people use to decide what is right and what is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ethic — UK [ˈeθɪk] / US noun 1) a) ethics [plural] a set of principles that people use to decide what is right and what is wrong the ethics of filming people without their permission business/medical/professional ethics b) [uncountable] the study of the… …   English dictionary

• ethics — the science of morals, c.1600, plural of M.E. ethik study of morals (see ETHIC (Cf. ethic)). The word also traces to Ta Ethika, title of Aristotle s work …   Etymology dictionary