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nonconsequentialism

nonconsequentialism noun: an ethical theory that is based on the rightness or wrongness of actions and not consequences.

Noun

nonconsequentialism (uncountable)

  1. An ethical theory that is based on the rightness or wrongness of actions and not consequences.

Origin of nonconsequentialism

From non- + consequentialism.

Questions about nonconsequentialism

What does nonconsequentialism mean?
Nonconsequentialism means an ethical theory that is based on the rightness or wrongness of actions and not consequences.
What part of speech is nonconsequentialism?
Nonconsequentialism is a noun.

Words near nonconsequentialism in the dictionary

  1. nonconsenting
  2. nonconsequence
  3. nonconsequences
  4. nonconsequent
  5. nonconsequential
  6. nonconsequentialism
  7. nonconsequentialist
  8. nonconsequentialists
  9. nonconservation
  10. nonconservational
  11. nonconservations

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