ήθος — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
ήθος 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.
- morality (countable) A set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct.
- morality (countable) A set of personal guiding principles for conduct or a general notion of how to behave, whether respectable or not.
ethos — full definition
- noun The characteristic spirit, values, or beliefs of a person, culture, or organisation.
- noun In rhetoric, an appeal to the speaker's credibility or authority to persuade an audience.
morality — full definition
- noun The distinction between right and wrong, and the principles that guide good behaviour.
- noun A particular set of beliefs, customs, or rules about acceptable conduct.