- ethician
- noun Date: 1629 ethicist
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
ethician
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ethician — ethi·cian … English syllables
ethician — noun a philosopher who specializes in ethics • Syn: ↑ethicist • Derivationally related forms: ↑ethics, ↑ethics (for: ↑ethicist), ↑ethicism (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ETHICAL LITERATURE — (Heb. סִפְרוּת הַמּוּסָר, sifrut ha musar). There is no specific ethical literature as such in the biblical and talmudic period insofar as a systematic formulation of Jewish ethics is concerned. Even the wisdom literature of the Bible, though… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ethicist — noun a philosopher who specializes in ethics • Syn: ↑ethician • Derivationally related forms: ↑ethics (for: ↑ethician), ↑ethics, ↑ethicism • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ethicist — /eth euh sist/, n. a person who specializes in or writes on ethics or who is devoted to ethical principles. Also, ethician /e thish euhn/. [1890 95; ETHIC + IST] * * * … Universalium
ethicist — [eth ish′əneth′ə sist] n. a person versed in ethics or devoted to ethical ideals: also ethician [eth ish′ən] … English World dictionary
ethical motive — noun motivation based on ideas of right and wrong (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑ethics, ↑morals, ↑morality • Derivationally related forms: ↑moralistic (for: ↑morality), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
moral philosophy — noun the philosophical study of moral values and rules • Syn: ↑ethics • Derivationally related forms: ↑ethical (for: ↑ethics), ↑ethicist (for: ↑ethics), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
morals — noun motivation based on ideas of right and wrong (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑ethical motive, ↑ethics, ↑morality • Derivationally related forms: ↑moralistic (for: ↑morality), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
eth|i|cist — «EHTH uh sihst», noun. a person versed in ethics; ethician … Useful english dictionary
