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Ethos

Ethos Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Ethos? [n] the distinctive spirit of a people or an era; "the Greek ethos" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Ethos: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Ethos: acculturation \| assumption \| attitude \| axiology \| behavioral norm \| body of ideas \| body-build \| brand \| business ethics \| cast \| character \| characteristic \| characteristics \| civilization \| climate \| climate of opinion \| code \| code of ethics \| code of morals \| common belief \| community sentiment \| complex \| complexion \| composition \| conceit \| concept \| conception \| conclusion \| consensus gentium \| consideration \| constituents \| constitution \| crasis \| cultural drift \| culture \| culture area \| culture center \| culture complex \| culture conflict \| culture contact \| culture pattern \| culture trait \| decalogue \| dharma \| diathesis \| disposition \| estimate \| estimation \| ethic \| ethical system \| ethics \| eye \| feeling \| fiber \| folkways \| frame \| general belief \| genius \| grain \| habit \| hue \| humor \| humors \| idea \| ideology \| ilk \| impression \| intellectual climate \| judgment \| key trait \| kind \| legal ethics \| lights \| makeup \| medical ethics \| mind \| mold \| moral climate \| moral code \| moral principles \| morals \| mores \| mystique \| nature \| new morality \| norm \| normative system \| norms \| notion \| observation \| opinion \| personal judgment \| philosophy \| physique \| point of view \| popular belief \| position \| posture \| practices \| presumption \| prevailing belief \| principles \| professional ethics \| property \| public belief \| public opinion \| quality \| reaction \| sentiment \| sight \| social ethics \| society \| somatotype \| sort \| spirit \| spiritual climate \| stamp \| stance \| standards \| streak \| stripe \| suchness \| system \| system of ideas \| system of theories \| temper \| temperament \| Ten Commandments \| tendency \| tenor \| theory \| thinking \| thought \| tone \| trait \| trait-complex \| type \| value system \| vein \| view \| way \| way of thinking \| Weltanschauung \| world view \| Zeitgeist See Also \| attribute Ethos In Webster's Dictionary \E"thos\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? character. See {Ethic}.] 1. The character, sentiment, or disposition of a community or people, considered as a natural endowment; the spirit which actuates manners and customs; also, the characteristic tone or genius of an institution or social organization. 2. ([AE]sthetics) The traits in a work of art which express the ideal or typic character -- character as influenced by the ethos (sense 1) of a people -- rather than realistic or emotional situations or individual character in a narrow sense; -- opposed to {pathos}.

Ethos Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ethos?

[n] the distinctive spirit of a people or an era; "the Greek ethos"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ethos:

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Ethos In Webster's Dictionary

\E"thos\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? character. See {Ethic}.]
1. The character, sentiment, or disposition of a community or
   people, considered as a natural endowment; the spirit
   which actuates manners and customs; also, the
   characteristic tone or genius of an institution or social
   organization.

2. ([AE]sthetics) The traits in a work of art which express
   the ideal or typic character -- character as influenced by
   the ethos (sense 1) of a people -- rather than realistic
   or emotional situations or individual character in a
   narrow sense; -- opposed to {pathos}.

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