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ethos
e·thos E0230200 (ē′thŏs′)n. The disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement: "They cultivated a subversive alternative ethos" (Anthony Burgess). [Greek ēthos, character; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]ethos (ˈiːθɒs) n (Sociology) the distinctive character, spirit, and attitudes of a people, culture, era, etc: the revolutionary ethos. [C19: from Late Latin: habit, from Greek]e•thos (ˈi θɒs, ˈi θoʊs, ˈɛθ ɒs, -oʊs) n. 1. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society. 2. the distinguishing character or disposition of a community, group, person, etc. 3. the moral element in dramatic literature that determines a character's action or behavior. [1850–55; < Greek: custom, habit, character] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | ethos - (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era; "the Greek ethos"attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entityanthropology - the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings |
ethosnoun spirit, character, attitude, beliefs, ethic, tenor, disposition the whole British public school ethosethosnounThe thought processes characteristic of an individual or group:mentality, mind, mindset, psyche, psychology.Idiom: what makes someone tick.Translationsatmosferacarattere particolareethosETHOS
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ethos
Synonyms for ethosnoun spiritSynonyms- spirit
- character
- attitude
- beliefs
- ethic
- tenor
- disposition
Synonyms for ethosnoun the thought processes characteristic of an individual or groupSynonyms- mentality
- mind
- mindset
- psyche
- psychology
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