: an ethic that stresses the virtue of hard work, thrift, and self-discipline
Examples of Protestant ethic in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe approach is classically American: the Protestant ethic, applied to the work of slumber.—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2023 For the present-day inheritors of the Protestant ethic, status is defined by having the right opinions on social and cultural issues.—Ian Buruma, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2023 The German sociologist Max Weber was the first great theorist of the Protestant ethic.—George Blaustein, The New Republic, 2 July 2020
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