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ethicism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The application of ethics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • They focused on ethicism in their advertising to appeal to the growing green market.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a doctrine that ethics and ethical ideas are valid and important

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his ethicism often led him to moralize

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English ethic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English ethicism From ethic + -ism.