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ETHICIST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A philosopher who specializes in ethics

Synonyms:

ethician; ethicist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("ethicist" is a kind of...):

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

Derivation:

ethicism (a doctrine that ethics and ethical ideas are valid and important)

ethics (the philosophical study of moral values and rules)

ethics (motivation based on ideas of right and wrong)

Credits