[ˈɛθɪk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a set of moral principles, especially ones relating to or affirming a specified group, field, or form of conduct
(e.g: the puritan ethic was being replaced by the hedonist ethic)


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Origin:
late Middle English (denoting ethics or moral philosophy; also used attributively): from Old French éthique, from Latin ethice, from Greek (hē) ēthikē (tekhnē) ‘(the science of) morals’, based on ēthos (see ethos)

[ˈɛθɪk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these
(e.g: the ethic question is of wider import)


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Origin:
late Middle English (denoting ethics or moral philosophy; also used attributively): from Old French éthique, from Latin ethice, from Greek (hē) ēthikē (tekhnē) ‘(the science of) morals’, based on ēthos (see ethos)