VALUE-SYSTEM

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 ("value-system" is a kind of...):

principle (a rule or standard especially of good behavior)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "value-system"):

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