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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.


Etymology

Origin of ethical will

First recorded in 1870–75

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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

An ethical will has to do with nonmaterial gifts: the values and life lessons that you wish to leave to others.

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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