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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ethic \Eth"ic\, Ethical \Eth"ic*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. ['e]thique. 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. --Trench. {Ethical dative} (Gram.), a use of the dative of a pronoun to signify that the person or thing spoken of is regarded with interest by some one as Quid mihi Celsus agit? How does my friend Celsus do? From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ethical adj 1: of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics; "ethical codes"; "ethical theories" 2: conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; "an ethical lawyer"; "ethical medical practice"; "an ethical problem"; "had no ethical objection to drinking"; "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants"- Omar N. Bradley [ant: {unethical}] 3: adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone" [syn: {honorable}, {honourable}, {moral}]
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