"hamartia" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /həˈmɑː.ti.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌhæˌmɑɹˈtiː.ə/ [General-American], /ˌhɑːˌmɑɹˈtiː.ə/ [General-American] Forms: hamartias [plural]
Rhymes: -iːə Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἁμαρτία (hamartía, “tragic failure, sinful nature”), from the verb ἁμαρτάνω (hamartánō, “to miss the mark”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἁμαρτία||tragic failure, sinful nature}} Ancient Greek ἁμαρτία (hamartía, “tragic failure, sinful nature”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} hamartia (usually uncountable, plural hamartias)
  1. (Greek drama) The tragic flaw of the protagonist in a literary tragedy. Tags: Greek, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Drama, Plot devices Translations (tragic flaw): hamartia (French), Hamartie [feminine] (German), Irrtum (German), Hamartia (Polish), hamartia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-hamartia-en-noun-fMavuikz Disambiguation of Plot devices: 54 19 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 8 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 5 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 8 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 7 45 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 45 6 49 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 7 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 39 20 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 47 7 47 Topics: broadcasting, drama, dramaturgy, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater Disambiguation of 'tragic flaw': 75 3 21
  2. (Christianity) Sin. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-hamartia-en-noun-Qd3oCcJ8 Categories (other): Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 39 20 40 Topics: Christianity
  3. (pathology) A focal malformation consisting of disorganized arrangement of tissue types. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Pathology Translations (malformation of tissue): Hamartie [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-hamartia-en-noun-HuXKatZb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 8 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 5 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 8 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 7 45 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 45 6 49 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 7 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 39 20 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 47 7 47 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences Disambiguation of 'malformation of tissue': 6 0 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hamartiology, hamartoma Related terms: hubris, peripeteia

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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