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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ethic \Eth"ic\, Ethical \Eth"ic*al\, adjective [L. ethicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? custom, usage, character, dwelling; akin to ? custom, Goth. sidus, G. sitte, Skr. svadh?, prob. orig., one's own doing; sva self + dh? to set: cf. F. ['e]thique. See {So}, {Do}.] Of, or belonging to, morals; treating of the moral feelings or duties; containing percepts of morality; moral; as, ethic discourses or epistles; an ethical system; ethical philosophy.
The ethical meaning of the miracles. --Trench.
{Ethical dative} (Gram.), a use of the dative of a pronoun to signify that the person or thing spoken of is regarded with interest by some one; as, Quid mihi Celsus agit? How does my friend Celsus do?
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
ethic \eth"ic\ ([e^]th"[i^]k), noun
1. the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group; as, the Puritan ethic. [WordNet sense 1]
Syn: moral principle, value-system, value orientation. [WordNet 1.5]
2. a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct. [WordNet sense 2]
Syn: ethical code. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
ethic
noun
1: the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group; "the Puritan ethic"; "a person with old-fashioned values" [syn: {moral principle}, {value-system}, {value orientation}]
2: a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct [syn: {ethical code}]
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