A-Z: General definitions
- Ubi Sunt?
- Ulster
- Ulysses
- Unclean
- Unction
- Underground railroad
- Underworld
- Unequally Yoked
- Unfrock
- Unionist
- Unitarian
- United Nations
- Unities
- Universalism
- Unknown God
- Unleavened bread
- Unpardonable Sin
- Unregenerate
- Unreliable Narrator
- Unrepentant
- Unrighteousness
- Upright
- Uranus
- Uriah
- Urim and Thummin
- Usury
- Utilitarian
- Utilitarianism
- Utopia
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A-Z: General definitions: Utilitarian
Definition
1. Describing things that are designed for their practical rather than aesthetic qualities. 2. Referring to the philosophy of utilitarianism.
An ethical system of thought championed by Jeremy Bentham which claims that the best policies are those that are most beneficial for as many people as possible
