ethical will

American  

noun

1. a document in which the writer shares personal values and beliefs, life stories, advice etc., with the intent of passing them on to future generations.

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Etymology

Origin of ethical will

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Everplans, for example, has a worksheet to help people create an ethical will, a document that communicates their values, life lessons and most important experiences.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2022

He penned a kind of ethical will — a powerful statement of his moral legacy.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2020

One way to promote spiritual well-being is through the writing of an ethical will.

From Time Magazine Archive

And now more and more are opting for an ethical will, a detailed accounting of the values and beliefs they want to pass on and the cherished memories they don't want forgotten.

From Time Magazine Archive

The State, in fact, as a universal ethical will, is the creator of right.

From Readings on Fascism and National Socialism Selected by members of the department of philosophy, University of Colorado by Various