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Ethos vs Zeitgeist - What's the difference?

ethos | zeitgeist |

As nouns the difference between ethos and zeitgeist

is that ethos is the character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture, or movement while Zeitgeist is alternative case form of zeitgeist.

ethos

English

(wikipedia ethos)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture, or movement.
  • (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.

    • Related terms

    * etheic * ethics * ethogram * ethography * ethoi (hypercorrect) * ethologic * ethological * ethologist * ethology * * ethopoetic * ethosed * ethoses (non-standard)

    See also

    * logos * pathos

    Anagrams

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    zeitgeist

    English

    (wikipedia Zeitgeist)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (zeitgeist)
    • English words with optional capitalisation ----