deontology
[ dee-on-tol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌdi ɒnˈtɒl ə dʒi /
noun
ethics, especially that branch dealing with duty, moral obligation, and right action.
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Origin of deontology
OTHER WORDS FROM deontology
de·on·to·log·i·cal [dee-on-tl-oj-i-kuhl], /diˌɒn tlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectivede·on·tol·o·gist, nounWords nearby deontology
deodorizer, Deo gratias, deontic, deontological, deontological ethics, deontology, deorbit, deossification, Deo volente, deoxidant, deoxidize
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Example sentences from the Web for deontology
This edition does not include the Deontology, which, much rewritten, had been published by Bowring in 1834.
To Bowring we also owe the Deontology, which professes to represent Bentham's dictation.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen
British Dictionary definitions for deontology
deontology
/ (ˌdiːɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ) /
noun
the branch of ethics dealing with duty, moral obligation, and moral commitment
Derived forms of deontology
deontologist, nounWord Origin for deontology
C19: from Greek deon duty (see deontic) + -logy
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