ETHICISM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A doctrine that ethics and ethical ideas are valid and important

Example:

his ethicism often led him to moralize

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

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

doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)

Derivation:

ethicist (a philosopher who specializes in ethics)

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