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ethicalism

ethicalism noun: ethical beliefs and behaviour generally.

Noun

ethicalism (usually uncountable, plural ethicalisms)

  1. (usually) ethical beliefs and behaviour generally
    • Weber found two aspects of Judaism of particular significance: its rationality and its ethicalism.1998, William H. Swatos, Peter Kvisto, Encyclopedia of Religion and Society, page 254

Forms of ethicalism

pluralethicalisms

Origin of ethicalism

From ethical + -ism.

Questions about ethicalism

What does ethicalism mean?
Ethicalism means ethical beliefs and behaviour generally.
What part of speech is ethicalism?
Ethicalism is a noun.
What is the plural of ethicalism?
The plural of ethicalism is ethicalisms.

Words near ethicalism in the dictionary

  1. ethical system
  2. ethical systems
  3. ethical Ten Commandments
  4. ethical wall
  5. ethical walls
  6. ethicalism
  7. ethicalisms
  8. ethicalities
  9. ethicality
  10. ethically
  11. ethically challenged

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