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deontologi — 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

deontologi is used for these senses in English:

  • deontology Synonym of ethics (“the study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct”). [from c. 1826]

deontology — full definition

  1. noun Synonym of ethics (“the study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct”).
  2. 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.