Ethicism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The application of ethics. uncountable, usually

    "They focused on ethicism in their advertising to appeal to the growing green market."

  2. 2
    a doctrine that ethics and ethical ideas are valid and important wordnet

Example

More examples

"They focused on ethicism in their advertising to appeal to the growing green market."

Etymology

From ethic + -ism.

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