ethical will
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ethical will
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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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
I can think of no better way to close this article than to recommend that you undertake the composition of an ethical will.
From Time Magazine Archive
One way to promote spiritual well-being is through the writing of an ethical will.
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
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