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ethos — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ethos noun The characteristic spirit, values, or beliefs of a person, culture, or organisation.

Senses

ethos is used for these senses in English:

  • ethos (art) The traits in a work of art which express the ideal or typic character, as influenced by the ethos (character or fundamental values) of a people, rather than emotional situations or individual character traits in a narrow sense; opposed to pathos.

ethos — full definition

  1. noun The characteristic spirit, values, or beliefs of a person, culture, or organisation.
  2. noun In rhetoric, an appeal to the speaker's credibility or authority to persuade an audience.