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VALUE-SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
Example:
a person with old-fashioned values
Synonyms:
ethic; moral principle; value-system; value orientation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("value-system" is a kind of...):
principle (a rule or standard especially of good behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "value-system"):
Chartism (the principles of a body of 19th century English reformers who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people)
