ETHOSES

Noun

ethoses

(nonstandard) plural of ethos

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Source: Wiktionary


ETHOS

E"thos, n. [L., fr. Gr. character. See Ethic.]

1.

Definition: 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. (Æsthetics) 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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