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deontological

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to deontology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ethics, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: non-deontological

History

Etymology

From deontology + -ical (1832). The specialised sense in normative ethics is due to C. D. Broad (1930).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: deontològic — of or relating to deontology
  • Dutch: deontologisch — of or relating to deontology
  • French: déontologique — of or relating to deontology
  • Galician: deontolóxico — of or relating to deontology
  • German: deontologisch — of or relating to deontology
  • Greek: δεοντολογικός (deontologikós) — of or relating to deontology
  • Italian: deontologico — of or relating to deontology
  • Portuguese: deontológico — of or relating to deontology
  • Spanish: deontológico — of or relating to deontology
  • Swedish: deontologisk — of or relating to deontology