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Definition: DEONTOLOGY

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The science relat/ to duty or moral obligation.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Deontology" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1780. (references)

Etymology:Deontology \De`on*tol"o*gy\, noun. [Greek expression gen., necessity, obligation (p. neut. of it is necessary) -logy.]. (references)

Definition: DEONTOLOGY

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. The science relat/ to duty or moral obligation.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "DEONTOLOGY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1780. (references)

Etymology:Deontology \De`on*tol"o*gy\, noun. [Greek expression gen., necessity, obligation (p. neut. of it is necessary) -logy.]. (references)