What does the word ethic mean?

Answer 1

Some one who works a lot and never stops :l

Answer 2

As an adjective, the word 'ethic' means 'pertaining to morals.' It comes from the ancient Greek word "ethos" that refers to a person's character or habitual way of life. For example, the pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus, who flourished about 500 B.C., said that "A man's ethos [character] is his daimon [divinity]." So, 'ethics' originally referred to the study of character. The words 'ethics' and 'morals' are often used synonymously.

Answer 3

Phrases that define ethic are:

Discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation.

A set of moral principles: A theory or system of moral values.

The principles of conduct governing an individual or group.

Answer 4

Ethics is a set of moral principles - usually ones relating to a group or form of conduct.

Answer 5

Ethics basically means a code of conduct, the way you are supposed to behave in a human society.