Found 3 items, similar to ethos.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: ethos etos
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ethos ethos n : (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era; “the Greek ethos”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ethos Ethos \E"thos\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? character. See Ethic.] 1. The character, sentiment, or disposition of a community or people, considered as a natural endowment; the spirit which actuates manners and customs; also, the characteristic tone or genius of an institution or social organization. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. ([AE]sthetics) The traits in a work of art which express the ideal or typic character -- character as influenced by the ethos (sense 1) of a people -- rather than realistic or emotional situations or individual character in a narrow sense; -- opposed to pathos. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]