epikeia
English
Alternative forms
- epieikeia
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐπιείκεια (epieíkeia, “reasonableness”).
Noun
epikeia (uncountable)
- (philosophy, theology) The principle in ethics that a law can be broken to achieve a greater good.
- reasonable
References
- 'epikeia', in 'Catholic Almanac', b Felician A. Foy, St. Anthony's Guild, Rose M. Avato, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., 1995.
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