- Protestant ethic
- noun Date: 1926 an ethic that stresses the virtue of hard work, thrift, and self-discipline
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Protestant ethic
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Protestant ethic — n. WORK ETHIC: also Protestant work ethic * * * Value attached to hard work, thrift, and self discipline under certain Protestant doctrines, particularly those of Calvinism. Max Weber, in The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism… … Universalium
protestant ethic — protestant ethic, protestant ethic thesis The set of values embodied in early Protestantism, which has controversially been linked to the development of modern capitalism , most famously in Max Weber s classic essays on The Protestant Ethic and… … Dictionary of sociology
Protestant ethic — n. WORK ETHIC: also Protestant work ethic … English World dictionary
protestant ethic — noun Usage: usually capitalized P : an ethic that stresses the virtue of hard work, thrift, and self discipline * * * ˌProtestant ˈethic 7 (also ˌProtestant ˈwork ethic) … Useful english dictionary
protestant ethic thesis — protestant ethic, protestant ethic thesis The set of values embodied in early Protestantism, which has controversially been linked to the development of modern capitalism , most famously in Max Weber s classic essays on The Protestant Ethic and… … Dictionary of sociology
Protestant ethic. — See work ethic. Also called Protestant work ethic. [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
Protestant ethic — (also Protestant work ethic) noun another term for work ethic … English new terms dictionary
Protestant ethic. — See work ethic. Also called Protestant work ethic. [1925 30] … Useful english dictionary
Protestant ethic — Prot′estant eth′ic n. prt soc work ethic … From formal English to slang
Protestant ethic — Протестантская этика … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
