ethicalism

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noun

ethical beliefs and behaviour generally

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Meanings

nounethicalism (usually uncountable, plural ethicalisms)

plural ethicalisms

  1. uncountableusuallyethical beliefs and behaviour generally

    Weber found two aspects of Judaism of particular significance: its rationality and its ethicalism.

    1998, William H. Swatos, Peter Kvisto, Encyclopedia of Religion and Society, page 254

Origin

From ethical + -ism.

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