Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period: In the Greek ethos the individual was highly valued.
the character or disposition of a community, group, person, etc.
the moral element in dramatic literature that determines a character's action rather than his or her thought or emotion.
Origin of ethos
1850–55; <Greek: custom, habit, character
Words nearby ethos
et hoc genus omne, ethogram, ethol., ethology, ethonone, ethos, ethosuximide, ethoxide, ethoxy, ethoxyethane, ethrog
There was none of the wised-up detachment that had become so much a part of the hipster ethos he had helped frame.
When Did Gavin McInnes Lose His Mind?|Eugene Robinson|September 6, 2020|Ozy
Products that violate people’s privacy and discriminate against them go against my professional ethos, and it’s deeply concerning to see such products eagerly adopted by institutions of higher education.
Software that monitors students during tests perpetuates inequality and violates their privacy|Amy Nordrum|August 7, 2020|MIT Technology Review
You need your clients to be so fascinated with your brand that they should not just buy your goods or services but identify with your business’s ethos.
How to plan your social media strategy for any business|Sumeet Anand|June 24, 2020|Search Engine Watch
My whole ethos is about quantitative measurement, trying to figure things out.
Fed Up (Ep. 390)|Stephen J. Dubner|September 26, 2019|Freakonomics
But very little of the ISIS ethos has to do with hitting the Freedom Tower or the Capitol Dome.
Iraq Is Not Our War Anymore. Let It Be Iran’s Problem.|Christopher Dickey|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As AOL evolved, this ethos of personalization began to permeate the entire user experience.
We're All Still Secretly Using Our 1990s AOL Screen Names. Why?|Andrew Romano|January 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was a feel-good tale that reinforced the ethos of a merit-based free society.
Why Do You Hate Justin Bieber?|Rawiya Kameir|December 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Now, the ethos of the Internet offers a new way to define rubes: as the people we ought to ignore.
From Smarm To Snark, We’re All Soldiers In The War On Obscurity|James Poulos|December 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But whoever they were, I can say this: they were not people who understood the ethos of Boston.
Whoever Did This Does Not Understand Boston|Pranay Gupte|April 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Historians, groping for the ethos, have tried to write the history of "the people" of such and such a state.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner
Ethos is inextricably linked with a single society and cannot be separated from it, or it loses all meaning.
The Ethical Engineer|Henry Maxwell Dempsey
"Ethics" were things which pertained to the ethos and therefore the things which were the37 standard of right.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner
What each nation stands for, its ethos, its personality, must be made clear.
The Psychology of Nations|G.E. Partridge
The ethos of a group is just a catch-all term for the ways in which the members of a group rub against each other.
The Ethical Engineer|Henry Maxwell Dempsey
British Dictionary definitions for ethos
ethos
/ (ˈiːθɒs) /
noun
the distinctive character, spirit, and attitudes of a people, culture, era, etcthe revolutionary ethos