Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

divine command theory

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: di-vine -com-mand the-o-ry
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A metaethical theory stating that an action is morally good if commanded by God and morally bad if forbidden by God.

Questions

What does divine command theory mean?: A metaethical theory stating that an action is morally good if commanded by God and morally bad if forbidden by God.

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