Term

Ethics

The study of right and wrong, desirable ways of living, and worthy motivations.

Filed underSystematic Theology

Definition

The study of right and wrong, of the most desirable manner of life, and of the most worthy motivation.

Connections

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Sources

  1. 1.Merrill C. Tenney, ed. The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible. (Grand Rapids: Regency Reference Library/Zondervan, 1976). vol. 2, 385Original citation: Tenney, Merrill C., ed. The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible. Grand Rapids: Regency Reference Library/Zondervan, 1976, vol. 2, 385.

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