: of or relating to moral obligation : deontological
Examples of deontic in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebOne is deontic reasoning: the ability to recognize and understand social rules and what happens when the rules are transgressed.—Theodor Schaarschmidt, Scientific American, 11 July 2018
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Word History
Etymology
Greek deont-, deon that which is obligatory, from neuter of present participle of dein to lack, be needful — more at deuter-
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