Definitions for ETHICSˈɛθ ɪks
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
eth•icsˈɛθ ɪks(n.)
(used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system or set of moral principles.
Category: Philosphy
(used with a pl. v.) the rules of conduct governing a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.:
medical ethics.
Category: Philosphy
(usu. used with a sing. v.) the branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of actions and the goodness and badness of motives and ends.
Category: Philosphy
(used with a pl. v.) moral principles, as of an individual:
His ethics forbade cheating.
Origin of ethics:
1400–50; modeled on Gk tàēthiká
eth•i•cistˈɛθ ə sɪst; ɛˈθɪʃ ən(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality(noun)
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
ethics, moral philosophy(noun)
the philosophical study of moral values and rules
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
ethics(noun)ˈɛθ ɪks
beliefs about what is morally right and wrong
ethics in medicine
Wiktionary
ethics(Noun)
The study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
ethics(Noun)
Morality.
ethics(Noun)
The standards that govern the conduct of a person, especially a member of a profession.
Origin: From ethique, from ethica, from ἠθική, from ἠθικός, from ἦθος.
Webster Dictionary
Ethics(noun)
the science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerting duty, whether true or false; rules of practice in respect to a single class of human actions; as, political or social ethics; medical ethics
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Ethics
the science which treats of the distinction between right and wrong and of the moral sense by which they are discriminated.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Ethics
The philosophy or code pertaining to what is ideal in human character and conduct. Also, the field of study dealing with the principles of morality.
Translations for ETHICS
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ethics(noun plural)
rules or principles of behaviour.
- etiekAfrikaans
- آداب، أخْلاقArabic
- морални принципиBulgarian
- éticaPortuguese (BR)
- morálkaCzech
- die MoralGerman
- etik; morallæreDanish
- ηθικές αρχές, δεοντολογία (πληθ.)Greek
- éticaSpanish
- moraalinormidEstonian
- اخلاقیاتFarsi
- moraaliFinnish
- moraleFrench
- עֶקרוֹנוֹת מוּסָרHebrew
- नीतिशास्त्रHindi
- ćudoređeCroatian
- erkölcs(tan)Hungarian
- moralIndonesian
- siðfræði, siðareglurIcelandic
- eticaItalian
- 道徳Japanese
- 행위의 규범Korean
- etikaLithuanian
- ētikas principiLatvian
- moralMalay
- ethiekDutch
- etikk, moralNorwegian
- etykaPolish
- اخلاقیاتPersian
- اخلاقوPashto
- éticaPortuguese
- eticăRomanian
- мораль; этикаRussian
- morálkaSlovak
- moralaSlovenian
- moralna pravilaSerbian
- etik, moralSwedish
- หลักศีลธรรมThai
- ahlâkTurkish
- 道德標準Chinese (Trad.)
- мораль; норми поведінкиUkrainian
- اخلاقی ضابطے اور اصولUrdu
- đạo lýVietnamese
- 道德标准Chinese (Simp.)
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