| 1. group of values or moral standards which govern a society (or individual, etc.). moral, pertaining to values and principles. ethicethic , ethical ethic*al , ] a. [l. ethicus, gr. , fr. custom, usage, character, dwelling; akin to custom, goth. sidus, g. sitte, skr. svadh , prob. orig., one's own doing; sva self + dh to set: cf. f. éthique. see: so, do.] of, or belonging to, morals; treating of the moral feelings or duties; containing percepts of morality; moral; as, ethic discourses or epistles; an ethical system; ethical philosophy. the ethical meaning of the miracles |
