ethic

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A set of beliefs about what is right and wrong that guides a person or group.

   She has a strong work ethic and never misses a deadline.

2. 2
   noun

   A system of moral rules accepted by a society or profession.

   The medical ethic of doing no harm guides every doctor.

From Middle English etik, ethik, from Old French ethique, from Late Latin ēthica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ), from ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).

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