ethos

1. n. (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era Source: wordnet

2. 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. 2. (Æsthetics) 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. Source: webster

3. The character, sentiment, or disposition of a community orpeople, considered as a natural endowment; the spirit which actuatesmanners and customs; also, the characteristic tone or genius of aninstitution or social organization. Source: adambom

4. n:100 n. (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era Source: ecdict

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