ETHIC

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Example:

a person with old-fashioned values

Synonyms:

ethic; moral principle; value-system; value orientation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("ethic" is a kind of...):

principle (a rule or standard especially of good behavior)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ethic"):

Chartism (the principles of a body of 19th century English reformers who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people)

Meaning:

A system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct

Synonyms:

ethic; ethical code

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("ethic" is a kind of...):

system; system of rules (a complex of methods or rules governing behavior)

Meronyms (parts of "ethic"):

precept; principle (rule of personal conduct)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ethic"):

double standard (an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another)