: of or relating to moral obligation : deontological
Example Sentences
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
Word History
Etymology
Greek deont-, deon that which is obligatory, from neuter of present participle of dein to lack, be needful — more at deuter-