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deontologist

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de⋅on⋅tol⋅o⋅gy

  [dee-on-tol-uh-jee]
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–noun
ethics, esp. that branch dealing with duty, moral obligation, and right action.
Origin:
1820–30; < Gk deont- that which is binding (s. of déon, neut. prp. of deîn to bind), equiv. to de- bind + -ont- prp. suffix + -o- + -logy

Related forms:
de⋅on⋅to⋅log⋅i⋅cal  [dee-on-tl-oj-i-kuhl] , adjective
de⋅on⋅tol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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de·on·tol·o·gy   (dē'ŏn-tŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  Ethical theory concerned with duties and rights.

[Greek deon, deont-, obligation, necessity (from neuter present participle of dein, to need, lack; see deu-1 in Indo-European roots) + -logy.]
de·on'to·log'i·cal (-tə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj., de'on·tol'o·gist n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·on·tol·o·gy
Pronunciation: "dE-"än-'täl-&-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
: the theory or study of moral obligation —de·on·to·log·i·cal /"dE-"änt-&l-'äj-i-k&l/ adjective —de·on·tol·o·gist /"dE-"än-'täl-&-j&st/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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