Protestant work ethic

Cultural  

1. A view of life that promotes hard work and self-discipline as a means to material prosperity. It is called Protestant because some Protestant groups believe that such prosperity is a sign of God's grace.

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Protestant work ethic

The weakening of America’s Protestant work ethic, to use a contested but irreplaceable phrase, is a complicated story, but you could trace its beginnings to the 1960s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Moyes, 53, credits her Protestant work ethic for her success, which was evident from an early age.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2023

It was vital because it integrated comfort into the Protestant work ethic.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2021

From our Protestant work ethic to our bootstraps mythology, we have enshrined work as the highest good — quietude is, if not a sin, an indulgence we do not quite deserve.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2021

Or a commitment to the Protestant work ethic?

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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