Ethos
noun
The character or beliefs of a certain group or society.
The ethos of the school encourages children to be responsible and independent.
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- school ethos
- corporate ethos
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Academic
noun
A set of moral principles, especially ones relating to a specified group, field, or form of conduct.
The company's ethos of openness has made it a popular employer.
Often appears as...
- company ethos
- ethical ethos
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Academic
noun
The fundamental character or spirit of a culture.
His works capture the ethos of the American West at that time.
Often appears as...
- cultural ethos
- american ethos
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Literary
noun
The character or beliefs of a certain group or society.
The ethos of the school encourages children to be responsible and independent.
Often appears as...
- school ethos
- corporate ethos
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A set of moral principles, especially ones relating to a specified group, field, or form of conduct.
The company's ethos of openness has made it a popular employer.
Often appears as...
- company ethos
- ethical ethos
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The fundamental character or spirit of a culture.
His works capture the ethos of the American West at that time.
Often appears as...
- cultural ethos
- american ethos
Usage tips
Literary
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Pro Tip 1/3Group Beliefs
Understand ethos as the collective personality of a group.
The volunteer organization's ethos emphasizes community support.
Pro Tip 2/3Societal Values
Ethos can describe the underlying values that give a society its identity.
The ethos of democracy is evident in the society's inclusive practices.
Pro Tip 3/3Shared Vision
Ethos may refer to a shared vision or goal that unites a group.
The company's green ethos drives its environmental initiatives.
Pro Tip 1/3Group Beliefs
Understand ethos as the collective personality of a group.
The volunteer organization's ethos emphasizes community support.
Pro Tip 2/3Societal Values
Ethos can describe the underlying values that give a society its identity.
The ethos of democracy is evident in the society's inclusive practices.
Pro Tip 3/3Shared Vision
Ethos may refer to a shared vision or goal that unites a group.
The company's green ethos drives its environmental initiatives.
Pro Tip 1/3Group Beliefs
Understand ethos as the collective personality of a group.
The volunteer organization's ethos emphasizes community support.
Pro Tip 2/3Societal Values
Ethos can describe the underlying values that give a society its identity.
The ethos of democracy is evident in the society's inclusive practices.
Pro Tip 3/3Shared Vision
Ethos may refer to a shared vision or goal that unites a group.
The company's green ethos drives its environmental initiatives.
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How Netflix changed...
and that's part of the founding ethos, is really worrying about what's coming next. So that's an advantage. And then in terms of the culture, it's very big on freedom and responsibility. I pride myself on making as few decisions as possible in a quarter. And we're getting better and better at that.
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How humans could evolve...
and so content are we with our living conditions that we have grown complacent and just too busy to notice that its resources are finite, and that our Sun's life is also finite. While Mars and all the movies made in its name have reinvigorated the ethos for space travel,
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How to use rhetoric to...
In both cases, the speaker's present their audience with a possible future and try to enlist their help in avoiding or achieving it. But what makes for good deliberative rhetoric, besides the future tense? According to Aristotle, there are three persuasive ethos,
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John Hockenberry: We are...
by various gods. Gods we're still fighting about. Oh yeah. Today we don't confront the chaos of nature. Today it is the chaos of humanity's impact on the Earth itself that we confront. This young discipline called design, I think, is in fact the emerging ethos
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Jonathan Zittrain: The...
or because they were expecting to make a mint off of it. That ethos led to a network architecture, a structure that was unlike other digital networks then or since. So unusual, in fact, that it was said that it's not clear the Internet could work.
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Music and creativity in...
into a benign, unthinking stupor. According to Plato, only very specific types of music were beneficial to a person's ethos. One should only listen to music that promotes intelligence, self-discipline, and courage,
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Stopping Pandemics, An...
largely i would say our residents and business owners uh have the ethos that we're going to protect each other and stand with each other so our mask ordinance by and large uh is um is being followed now there are
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Lessons we can learn...
women who put up their hands to serve and now that they're back home they haven't lost that service ethos it's remarkable these men and women who've given so much want to keep on giving
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Slowly into Secret...
An ethos of conservation is evident here from Scott's dedication in planting trees to today's wildlife preservation at St. Abb's Head National Nature Reserve.
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Karen Armstrong: 2008...
We need to empower people to remember the compassionate ethos, and to give guidelines. This Charter would not be a massive document.
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How Netflix changed...
and that's part of the founding ethos, is really worrying about what's coming next. So that's an advantage. And then in terms of the culture, it's very big on freedom and responsibility. I pride myself on making as few decisions as possible in a quarter. And we're getting better and better at that.
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How humans could evolve...
and so content are we with our living conditions that we have grown complacent and just too busy to notice that its resources are finite, and that our Sun's life is also finite. While Mars and all the movies made in its name have reinvigorated the ethos for space travel,
Video examples
How to use rhetoric to...
In both cases, the speaker's present their audience with a possible future and try to enlist their help in avoiding or achieving it. But what makes for good deliberative rhetoric, besides the future tense? According to Aristotle, there are three persuasive ethos,
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John Hockenberry: We are...
by various gods. Gods we're still fighting about. Oh yeah. Today we don't confront the chaos of nature. Today it is the chaos of humanity's impact on the Earth itself that we confront. This young discipline called design, I think, is in fact the emerging ethos
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Jonathan Zittrain: The...
or because they were expecting to make a mint off of it. That ethos led to a network architecture, a structure that was unlike other digital networks then or since. So unusual, in fact, that it was said that it's not clear the Internet could work.
Video examples
Music and creativity in...
into a benign, unthinking stupor. According to Plato, only very specific types of music were beneficial to a person's ethos. One should only listen to music that promotes intelligence, self-discipline, and courage,
Video examples
Stopping Pandemics, An...
largely i would say our residents and business owners uh have the ethos that we're going to protect each other and stand with each other so our mask ordinance by and large uh is um is being followed now there are
Video examples
Lessons we can learn...
women who put up their hands to serve and now that they're back home they haven't lost that service ethos it's remarkable these men and women who've given so much want to keep on giving
Video examples
Slowly into Secret...
An ethos of conservation is evident here from Scott's dedication in planting trees to today's wildlife preservation at St. Abb's Head National Nature Reserve.
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Karen Armstrong: 2008...
We need to empower people to remember the compassionate ethos, and to give guidelines. This Charter would not be a massive document.
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Glenn Hubbard
American Economist
I think the ethos for Gov. Romney is to use a whole variety of policies, of which tax policy is one, to try to raise the rate of growth. We've had a recovery from the financial crisis that would be well below what one might normally expect for a recovery from such a deep recession. And to counteract that we need better tax policy.
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Future
American Musician
That's that Dungeon Family ethos: being able to reinvent yourself, stand out and stand alone. Having your own character and having your own image, no matter what they say about you. I want to show my versatility and how diverse I am, how I approach the track, my rhythm, my melodies. It's something different.
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Zephyr Teachout
American Lawyer
An intuitive part of the American ethos is a kind of protectiveness of the public's fear. We have to remember how unique that is. As scandal-ridden as we may be, we start with a basic expectation that it's not your job in public service to use it to help your friend.
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David Ignatius
American Journalist
CIA officers aren't idiots. They knew they were heading into deep water - legally and morally - when they signed up for the interrogation program. That's part of the agency's ethos - doing the hard jobs that other departments prudently avoid.
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Jonathan Zittrain
American Educator
A free Net may depend on some wisely developed and implemented locks and a community ethos that secures the keys to those locks among groups with shared norms and a sense of public purpose rather than in the hands of one gatekeeper.
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Ashish Vidyarthi
Indian Actor
It is a rich universe and because people come from different backgrounds, ethos and unique strengths, just because they don't look like us doesn't mean you need to amputate them from your life.
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Michael Hintze
British Businessman
My grandmother was a Greenpeace supporter. We've always done that sort of thing; we've always believed in helping others - it's part of our ethos.
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Alison Bechdel
American Cartoonist
The satiric ethos of Mad was a much bigger childhood influence.
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Labrinth
American Musician
My ethos is musical freedom: to create whatever I want.
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Payal Kadakia
American Businesswoman
I work out once a day - it's built into my ethos.
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Glenn Hubbard
American Economist
I think the ethos for Gov. Romney is to use a whole variety of policies, of which tax policy is one, to try to raise the rate of growth. We've had a recovery from the financial crisis that would be well below what one might normally expect for a recovery from such a deep recession. And to counteract that we need better tax policy.
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Future
American Musician
That's that Dungeon Family ethos: being able to reinvent yourself, stand out and stand alone. Having your own character and having your own image, no matter what they say about you. I want to show my versatility and how diverse I am, how I approach the track, my rhythm, my melodies. It's something different.
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Zephyr Teachout
American Lawyer
An intuitive part of the American ethos is a kind of protectiveness of the public's fear. We have to remember how unique that is. As scandal-ridden as we may be, we start with a basic expectation that it's not your job in public service to use it to help your friend.
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David Ignatius
American Journalist
CIA officers aren't idiots. They knew they were heading into deep water - legally and morally - when they signed up for the interrogation program. That's part of the agency's ethos - doing the hard jobs that other departments prudently avoid.
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Jonathan Zittrain
American Educator
A free Net may depend on some wisely developed and implemented locks and a community ethos that secures the keys to those locks among groups with shared norms and a sense of public purpose rather than in the hands of one gatekeeper.
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Ashish Vidyarthi
Indian Actor
It is a rich universe and because people come from different backgrounds, ethos and unique strengths, just because they don't look like us doesn't mean you need to amputate them from your life.
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Michael Hintze
British Businessman
My grandmother was a Greenpeace supporter. We've always done that sort of thing; we've always believed in helping others - it's part of our ethos.
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Alison Bechdel
American Cartoonist
The satiric ethos of Mad was a much bigger childhood influence.
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Labrinth
American Musician
My ethos is musical freedom: to create whatever I want.
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Payal Kadakia
American Businesswoman
I work out once a day - it's built into my ethos.
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