ethos

Signification (Anglais)

1. The character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture, or movement.
2. (rhetoric) A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker invokes their authority, competence or expertise in an attempt to persuade others that their view is correct.
3. 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.

Concepts

ambiance

atmosphère

génie

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èthos

éthos

Synonymes

character

civilization

guise

manners

mien

morals

tradition

traits

culture

ethics

atmosphere

third-term tradition

Traductions

atmosfera

sfeer

stemming

ethos

genio

Atmosphäre

carattere particolare

ήθος

Ethos

etos

Gesinnung

Naturell

Natur

Stimmung

Art

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈiːθɒs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à sanskrit: स्वधा

In summary

From Ancient Greek ἦθος (êthos, “character; custom, habit”). Cognate to Sanskrit स्वधा (svadhā́, “habit, custom”).