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sense of duty — noun a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility • Syn: ↑sense of shame • Hypernyms: ↑conscience, ↑scruples, ↑moral sense, ↑sense of right and wrong … Useful english dictionary
Duty — • The definition of the term duty given by lexicographers is: something that is due , obligatory service ; something that one is bound to perform or to avoid Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Duty Duty … Catholic encyclopedia
DUTY — DUTY, an action that one is obligated to perform; a feeling, or sense, of obligation. In Judaism man s duties are determined by God s commandments. The entire biblical and rabbinic conception of man s role in the world is subsumed under the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
duty — du|ty W1S1 [ˈdju:ti US ˈdu: ] n plural duties ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(something you must do)¦ 2¦(work)¦ 3 be on/off duty 4¦(tax)¦ 5 do duty as something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Anglo French; Origin: dueté, from Old French deu; … Dictionary of contemporary English
duty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Requisite service Nouns 1. duty, moral obligation, accountability, liability, onus, responsibility; bounden duty; call of duty; allegiance, fealty, tie; engagement, promise; part, function, calling,… … English dictionary for students
duty — noun 1 sth that you have to do because it is right or expected ADJECTIVE ▪ contractual, legal, statutory (esp. BrE) ▪ Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. ▪ fiduciary ▪ … Collocations dictionary
duty — n. obligation service 1) to assume, take on a duty 2) to carry out, discharge, do, perform one s duty 3) to shirk one s duty 4) an ethical, moral; legal; painful, unpleasant; pleasant duty 5) a civic; official; patriotic; professional duty ;… … Combinatory dictionary
duty — du|ty [ duti ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a legal or moral obligation: He has a duty under the terms of his contract to pay rent. be someone s duty to do something: It is your duty as a parent to protect your children. owe/have a duty to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Sense and Sensibility — This article is about the novel. For other uses, see Sense and Sensibility (disambiguation). Sense and Sensibility … Wikipedia
duty */*/*/ — UK [ˈdjuːtɪ] / US [ˈdutɪ] noun Word forms duty : singular duty plural duties 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a legal or moral obligation He has a duty under the terms of his contract to pay rent. be someone s duty to do something: It is your duty… … English dictionary
