Definition of Protestant ethic - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

values

TECH.

belief that hard work and discipline are morally good

TECH.

Many historians discuss the influence of the Protestant ethic on capitalism.
The Protestant ethic shaped their approach to daily life.
She admired his strong Protestant ethic.

work ethic

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Expressions with Protestant

White Anglo-Saxon Protestant

member of the dominant social group in the US

He was a White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, part of the elite class.

Expressions with ethic

work ethic

tendency to work diligently and responsibly

His work ethic is admired by all his colleagues.

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French:éthique protestante, ...
German:protestantische Ethik, ...
Italian:etica protestante, ...
Spanish:la ética protestante, ...
Portuguese:ética protestante, ...
Chinese:新教伦理, ...
Japanese:プロテスタント倫理, ...
Arabic:الأخلاق البروتستانتية, ...
Hebrew:אֵתִיקָה פְּרוֹטֶסְטַנְטִית, ...
Russian:протестантская этика, ...
Ukrainian:протестантська етика, ...
Hindi:प्रोटेस्टेंट कार्यनीति, ...
Bengali:প্রোটেস্ট্যান্ট নৈতিকতা, ...
Catalan:ètica protestant, ...
Czech:protestantská etika, ...
Danish:protestantisk etik, ...
Dutch:protestantse ethiek, ...
Greek:προτεσταντική ηθική, ...
Hungarian:protestáns etika, ...
Khmer:ក្រមសីលធម៌ប្រូតេស្តង់, ...
Korean:프로테스탄트 윤리, ...
Persian:اخلاق پروتستان, ...
Polish:etyka protestancka, ...
Portuguese (BR):ética protestante, ...
Romanian:etica protestantă, ...
Swedish:protestantisk etik, ...
Thai:จริยธรรมโปรเตสแตนต์, ...
Turkish:Protestan ahlakı, ...
Vietnamese:đạo đức Tin Lành, ...

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