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Racial vs Ethic - What's the difference?

racial | ethic |

As adjectives the difference between racial and ethic

is that racial is of or relating to a race or a people while ethic is moral, relating to morals.

As a noun ethic is

a set of principles of right and wrong behaviour guiding, or representative of, a specific culture, society, group, or individual.

racial

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to a race or a people
    • the racial complexion

    Related terms

    * interracial * multiracial * race * racial profiling * racialist * racisty

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    ethic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * ethick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Moral, relating to morals.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • a set of principles of right and wrong behaviour guiding, or representative of, a specific culture, society, group, or individual.
    • I think the golden rule is a great ethic .
  • the morality of an action

    • Derived terms

    * ethic of reciprocity * evolutionary ethic * Protestant ethic * work ethic

    Related terms

    * ethical * ethics * ethos

    See also

    * ethic dative

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