value-system
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Definition
Noun: 1. A set of ethical principles or standards of behavior: A coherent collection of beliefs about what is important, right, and wrong that guides an individual's or group's decisions and judgments. 2. A moral code or framework: The organized structure of values that forms the basis for a person's or society's ethical reasoning and conduct.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Her value-system, shaped by her upbringing, emphasizes honesty and hard work above all else.
- The company's corporate value-system explicitly prohibits discrimination.
- Different cultures can have very different value-systems regarding family and community.
Advanced Usage
- "To be guided by a value-system": To make decisions based on a consistent set of moral principles.
- A good judge is guided by a strong value-system and the rule of law.
- "A clash of value-systems": A conflict arising from fundamentally different ethical beliefs.
- The negotiation stalled due to a fundamental clash of value-systems between the two parties.
Variants and Related Words
- Value (n): The importance, worth, or usefulness of something; a person's principles or standards of behavior.
- Core values like integrity are non-negotiable.
- Ethics (n): Moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity. (Often used interchangeably with "value-system," though "ethics" can imply a more formal or philosophical study.)
- Moral code (n): A set of rules or principles defining right and wrong conduct.
Synonyms
- Ethics
- Moral principles
- Code of ethics
- Moral framework
- Belief system (when focused on ethical beliefs)
Related Phrases
- System of values: A phrase identical in meaning to "value-system."
- He operates according to a well-defined system of values.
Related Idioms
- A question of values: A situation where the core issue is a conflict over fundamental principles.
- Whether to prioritize profit or employee welfare is often a question of values.
Noun
- the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
- the Puritan ethic
- a person with old-fashioned values