n.
The study of the nature of values and value judgments.
[Greek axios, worth + -LOGY.]
axiological ax'i·o·log'i·cal (-ə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj.axiologically ax'i·o·log'i·cal·ly adv.
axiologist ax'i·ol'o·gist n.
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