ethos

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Synonyms: ethnos, athos, thos, echos, eths, methos, etho, etos, othos, ephos, zethos

Antonyms: ethnos, athos, thos, echos, eths, methos, etho, etos, othos, ephos, zethos

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Noun

1. The [[character]] or [[fundamental]] [[values]] of a [[person]], [[people]], [[culture]], or [[movement]].
2. {{lb|en|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. {{lb|en|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 {{m|en|pathos}}.

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