'Deontology' definitions:
Definition of 'Deontology'
From: GCIDE
- Deontology \De`on*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? gen. ?, necessity, obligation (p. neut. of ? it is necessary) + -logy.] The science which relates to duty or moral obligation. --J. Bentham. [1913 Webster]