Etymology

aretaics

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Today it means: The ethical theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness; the science of virtue; contrasted with eudaemonics. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀρετή
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀρετή“virtue”
  2. English todayaretaics

Ancient Greek ἀρετή (aretḗ, “virtue”) + -ics.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀρετή all →

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