ethos
noun /ˈiːθɒs/
/ˈiːθɑːs/
[singular] (formal)- the moral ideas and attitudes that belong to a particular group, society or person
- an ethos of public service
- the carefree Californian ethos
- Teaching was central to his ethos.
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1- Investing in arms companies is strongly against the group's ethos.
- The prevailing ethos of the teachers was that of strict discipline.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from modern Latin, from Greek ēthos ‘nature, disposition’, (plural) ‘customs’.