ethics
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ethics/ˈɛθɪks/
▶plural noun
- 1 [usu. treated as pl.] the moral principles governing or influencing conduct.
- 2 [usu. treated as sing.] the branch of knowledge concerned with moral principles.
– derivatives
ethicist noun.
ethicist noun.
'ethics' also found in these Oxford entries:
bioethics
- categorical imperative
- egoism
- eudaemonism
- mercenary
- moral
- moral law
- moral philosophy
- sanction
