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ethosthe characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈiːθoʊs/

Korean meaning: 어떤 문화나 시대, 공동체의 특징적인 정신이나 가치관

Korean pronunciation: **이**똬스

Example Sentences

  • The school's ethos of 'study hard, play hard' attracted many students.
  • My grandmother's ethos was simple: 'If you can't say something nice, eat more kimchi.'
  • The startup's ethos revolves around disrupting traditional industries.

ethos

NOUN

//ˈiːθoʊs//

the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations

ethos concept
💡 Concept

The community ethos shines through traditional festival celebrations and teachings

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🎵 Rhyme

From genuine pathos to awkward bathos, the ethos shows

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈiːθoʊs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈiːθɒs/

🌳Etymology

Rootethos

Origin

From Ancient Greek 'ethos' (ἦθος), meaning 'character' or 'custom.' The word originally referred to the habitual character or disposition of a person or group, and was later adopted into English to describe the distinctive spirit of a culture or community.

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🎵Rhyme

pathosbathos
pathos
bathos

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📝Examples

The school's ethos of 'study hard, play hard' attracted many students.

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's ethos was simple: 'If you can't say something nice, eat more kimchi.'

The startup's ethos revolves around disrupting traditional industries.

😄 Fun example

The team's winning ethos was 'coffee first, victory second, sleep never.'

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

philosophyspiritvaluesprinciplesideology

Antonyms

chaosdisorderconfusion

Related

pathoslogosculturemindsetworldview