Monday, July 1, 2013

deontology -- Sister Jen

de·on·tol·o·gy  (dn-tl-j)
n.
Ethical theory concerned with duties and rights.

[Greek deon, deont-obligation, necessity (from neuter present participle of deinto need, lack; seedeu-1 in Indo-European roots) + -logy.]

de·onto·logi·cal (-t-lj-kl) adj.
deon·tolo·gist n.

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I wonder if, as a law student, Sister Jen studied deontology.

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