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Meaning & Definition of Ethic in English

English

Ethic

/ɛθɪk/

noun

1. The principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group

  • "The puritan ethic"
  • "A person with old-fashioned values"
synonym:
  • ethic,
  • moral principle,
  • value-system,
  • value orientation

2. A system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct

synonym:
  • ethic,
  • ethical code

Examples of using

This attitude, the Protestant work ethic, still influences Americans today.