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I've worked hard, every single day since I left school. I think I have a Protestant work ethic.
Elvis Costello

Meaning of "Protestant work ethic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROTESTANT WORK ETHIC

Protestant work ethic  [wɜːk ˈeθɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROTESTANT WORK ETHIC

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WHAT DOES PROTESTANT WORK ETHIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Protestant work ethic

Protestant work ethic

The Protestant work ethic is a concept in theology, sociology, economics and history which emphasizes hard work, frugality and diligence as a constant display of a person's salvation in the Christian faith, in contrast to the focus upon religious attendance, confession, and ceremonial sacrament in the Catholic tradition. The phrase was initially coined in 1904 by Max Weber in his book The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism....

Definition of Protestant work ethic in the English dictionary

The definition of Protestant work ethic in the dictionary is the Protestant work ethic a belief in the moral value of work, associated with Protestant Christianity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROTESTANT WORK ETHIC


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chalcolithic
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empathic
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ethic
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Gothic
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homeopathic
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homoeopathic
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idiopathic
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isoplethic
ˌaɪsəʊˈpleθɪk
monolithic
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mythic
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naturopathic
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Neolithic
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neuropathic
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osteopathic
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Palaeolithic
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paleolithic
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psychopathic
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telepathic
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WORDS THAT END LIKE PROTESTANT WORK ETHIC

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Synonyms and antonyms of Protestant work ethic in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Protestant work ethic» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

新教工作伦理
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Ética de trabajo protestante
570 millions of speakers

English

Protestant work ethic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रोटेस्टेंट नीति काम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أخلاقيات العمل البروتستانتية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Протестантская трудовая этика
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ética protestante do trabalho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রোটেস্ট্যান্ট কাজ নৈতিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Éthique protestante du travail
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Etika kerja Protestan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Protestantische Arbeitsethik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プロテスタント労働倫理
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

개신교 직업 윤리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Etika kerja Protestan
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Đạo đức làm việc Tin Lành
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புராட்டஸ்டன்ட் வேலை நெறிமுறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रोटेस्टंट काम नैतिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Protestan iş etiği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Protestante etica del lavoro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Protestancka etyka pracy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Протестантська трудова етика
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Etica protestantă a muncii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Προτεσταντική ηθική της εργασίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Protestantse werksetiek
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Protestantiska arbetsmoral
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Protestantiske arbeidsmoral
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Protestant work ethic

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2 QUOTES WITH «PROTESTANT WORK ETHIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Protestant work ethic.
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Elvis Costello
I've worked hard, every single day since I left school. I think I have a Protestant work ethic.
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Jonny Greenwood
I suppose all of us - we have the old Protestant work ethic of feeling guilty when you're not working, and getting a buzz from feeling like you're really busy. That's the reason to sort of carry on.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROTESTANT WORK ETHIC»

Discover the use of Protestant work ethic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Protestant work ethic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
For the first time in 70 years, a new translation of Max Weber's classic The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism --one of the seminal works in sociology-- published in September 2001.
Max Weber, Stephen Kalberg, 2001
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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
In The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Max Weber puts forth his theory that the Protestant religious movement was central to the development of capitalism.
Max Weber, 2010
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Weber: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of The Protestant ...
Weber's highly accessible style is just one of many reasons for his continuing popularity. The book contends that the Protestant ethic made possible and encouraged the development of capitalism in the West.
Max Weber, 1930
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The Protestant Work Ethic: The Psychology of Work-related ...
A comprehensive and explicitly psychological account of the Protestant Work Ethic. Includes an insight into the effects of the PWE in the workplace today, as well as its future in a changing world.
Adrian Furnham, 1990
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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Sport: How Calvinism ...
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Sport proposes "seven Protestant virtues" built upon rational asceticism and the work ethic that comprise the Protestant ethic.
Steven J. Overman, 2011
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The Protestant Work Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
PREFACE. TO. NEW. EDITION. As translatorofMaxWeber's Protestant Ethicandthe Spirit of Capitalism itisagreatsatisfactionto me tohave it, withthepresent new edition, given the kind of status as a modern classic which, for serious scholarly ...
Max Weber, 2013
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Encyclopedia of U.S. Labor and Working-class History
The Work Ethic in Religion Most commonly when scholars discuss an American work ethic, they are talking about a conception of the work ethic thought to be rooted in the Protestant tradition, and this Protestant work ethic was most famously ...
Eric Arnesen, 2007
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Business Ethics, Faith that Works: Leading Your Company to ...
The Protestant Work Ethic In concluding this section, I want to comment briefly on the Protestant work ethic as a reflection of the biblical view towards business ethics. The Protestant work ethic closely, but not completely, represents this biblical ...
Larry Ruddell, 2004
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Handbook of Economics and Ethics
... thought to generate the cultural conditions most conducive to market economies, private enterprise and the bourgeois capitalism of the West. It should be stressed that Weber did not claim that 578 75 Max Weber and the Protestant work ethic.
Jan Peil, Irene van Staveren, 2009
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Power and Culture: Essays on the American Working Class
7 ENSLAVED AFRO-AMERICANS AND THE "PROTESTANT" WORK ETHIC We Consider first the most important new "finding" in Time on the Cross (hereafter referred to as T/C): the conclusion that Southern slave farms and plantations were ...
Herbert George Gutman, Ira Berlin, 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROTESTANT WORK ETHIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Protestant work ethic is used in the context of the following news items.
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The White Protestant Roots of American Racism
The “Protestant work ethic” is a term coined by sociologist Max Weber, whose seminal work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, delineated how ... «The New Republic, May 15»
2
The Hermès chief executive talks about harvesting handbags, his …
... executive talks about harvesting handbags, his Protestant work ethic and the ... vantage from which to admire the seamstresses working for Jeanne Lanvin, ... «Financial Times, Mar 15»
3
Hard work, ownership and conservative deserts: Crossfit and the …
His values, the government's values, and the values that underpin Crossfit – a thoroughly Protestant work ethic, distrust of the state, and an abnegation of ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
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Study: Protestant work ethic isn't just Protestant anymore
America's vaunted Protestant work ethic is getting a makeover: Now it might be more of an atheist work ethic. A new study has found an inverse relationship ... «Washington Post, Mar 14»
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Letter from London: The Protestant Work Ethic and Anglosphere …
I spent last week in London attending a couple of stimulating conferences at the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) and the Transformational Business Network ... «Acton Institute, Mar 14»
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Protestant work ethic leads to materialistic culture, bad health
As a result of the Protestant work ethic, Americans are wasting one-third of their lives working. In many cases, it's for money they don't even need. Fueling this ... «University of Pittsburgh The Pitt News, Jan 14»
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The Evangelical Work Ethic
Some media outlets, even outside the church, have noticed their findings and asked whether the research proves the so-called Protestant work ethic. «ChristianityToday.com, Oct 13»
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The Protestant Work Ethic Is Real
Does a history of Protestant religiosity make us work harder? ... Whilst the results shed new light on the Protestant work ethic debate, the method has wider ... «Pacific Standard, Sep 13»
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Is the Protestant Work Ethic Real?
In The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, first published in 1904 and today considered one of the foundational texts of modern sociology, Max Weber ... «Slate Magazine, Aug 13»
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We Are Gathered Here Today To Witness The Burial Of The …
But a problem much more difficult to turn back is the rotting of our moral fabric—the decay of the Protestant work ethic—engendered by decades of New Deals, ... «Forbes, Jul 13»

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