# deontological

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to deontology.

## Etymology
From deontology + -ical (1832). The specialised sense in normative ethics is due to C. D. Broad (1930).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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