Pathos

Meaning

Noun

●

The quality or

of anything which

the

or

and

, especially that which

, such as

,

,

;

of

,

, or

;

quality.

●

In Rhetoric:

A

or speaker's

to

an

through

the use of strong

such as pity.

●

In Literature:

An author's

to

a

of

or

for a character.

●

In Philosophy & Theology:

In

and

Kierkegaard and Heidegger, a

and

of the

,

the

of "finding your

" as an important

of a

,

life.

●

Suffering; the

of

or affliction.

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Origin

pathos

English

πάθος

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

πάσχω

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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