deontologia — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deontology noun Synonym of ethics (“the study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct”).
Senses
deontologia is used for these senses in English:
- deontology (specifically) The normative ethical theory that the morality of an action is based on whether the action follows certain obligations or rules, rather than on its inherent goodness, consequences, etc. [from 1930]
- deontology Synonym of ethics (“the study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct”). [from c. 1826]
deontology — full definition
- noun Synonym of ethics (“the study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct”).
- noun The normative ethical theory that the morality of an action is based on whether the action follows certain obligations or rules, rather than on its inherent goodness, consequences, etc.