Associations to the word «Deontic»

Wiktionary

DEONTIC, adjective. (ethics) (linguistics) Pertaining to necessity, duty or obligation, or expressions conveying this.
DEONTIC LOGIC, noun. (logic) The study of obligation, permission, and related concepts.
DEONTIC LOGIC, noun. (logic) A formal system capturing the concepts of obligation and permission.

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
Amy Tan