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deontological

deontological adjective: of or relating to deontology.

Adjective

deontological (comparative more deontological, superlative most deontological)

  1. Of or relating to deontology.
    • Deontological theories hold that there are ethical propositions of the form: 'Such and such a kind of action would always be right (or wrong) in such and such circumstances, no matter what its consequences might be.'1930, C. D. Broad, Five Types of Ethical Theory, 206f

Antonyms of deontological

Forms of deontological

comparativemore deontological
superlativemost deontological

Origin of deontological

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

Words formed from deontological

Questions about deontological

What does deontological mean?
Deontological means of or relating to deontology.
What part of speech is deontological?
Deontological is an adjective.

Words near deontological in the dictionary

  1. deontic logic
  2. deontic logics
  3. deontically
  4. deonticity
  5. deontics
  6. deontological
  7. deontologically
  8. deontologies
  9. deontologism
  10. deontologist
  11. deontologists

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