"pathos" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

Audio: Nl-pathos.ogg
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos, “suffering”). Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|grc|πάθος|t=suffering}} Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos, “suffering”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-|-}} pathos m (uncountable)
  1. pathos Tags: masculine, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric Related terms: bathos, pathetiek, pathetisch
    Sense id: en-pathos-nl-noun-2sUj4kX8 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpeɪˌθɒs/ [UK], /ˈpeɪˌθɑs/ [US], /ˈpeɪˌθɔs/ [US], /ˈpeɪˌθoʊs/ [US], /ˈpæˌθoʊs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pathos.wav [Southern-England] Forms: pathoses [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos, “suffering”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|πάθος||suffering}} Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos, “suffering”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pathos (countable and uncountable, plural pathoses)
  1. The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: patheticness Translations (the quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions): патос (patos) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 感傷 (Chinese Mandarin), 感伤 (gǎnshāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 哀婉 (āiwǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), patoso (Esperanto), paatos (Finnish), pathétique [masculine] (French), πάθος (páthos) [neuter] (Greek), パトス (patosu) (Japanese), patos [masculine] (Polish), pathos [masculine] (Portuguese), páthos [masculine] (Portuguese), patos [masculine] (Portuguese), подъём (podʺjóm) [masculine] (Russian), воодушевле́ние (vooduševlénije) [neuter] (Russian), энтузиа́зм (entuziázm) [masculine] (Russian), па́фос (páfos) [masculine] (Russian), pathos (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pathos-en-noun-U-GKMDqr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 13 3 31 6 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 48 12 5 24 10 Disambiguation of 'the quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions': 94 1 1 2 2
  2. (rhetoric) A writer or speaker's attempt to persuade an audience through appeals involving the use of strong emotions such as pity. Tags: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric Translations (a writer or speaker's attempt to persuade an audience through appeals): patos [common-gender] (Danish), tunteisiin vetoaminen (Finnish), paatos (Finnish), πάθος (páthos) [neuter] (Greek), па́фос (páfos) [masculine] (Russian), patos [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pathos-en-noun-y1wb9vbm Disambiguation of "a writer or speaker's attempt to persuade an audience through appeals": 3 80 10 4 3
  3. (literature) An author's attempt to evoke a feeling of pity or sympathetic sorrow for a character. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Literature
    Sense id: en-pathos-en-noun-1fOZS15o Topics: literature, media, publishing
  4. (theology, philosophy) In theology and existentialist ethics following Kierkegaard and Heidegger, a deep and abiding commitment of the heart, as in the notion of "finding your passion" as an important aspect of a fully lived, engaged life. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy, Theology
    Sense id: en-pathos-en-noun-zQxrzeRe Topics: human-sciences, lifestyle, philosophy, religion, sciences, theology
  5. Suffering; the enduring of active stress or affliction. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pathos-en-noun-Sd8QsN4j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: antipathy, apathy, empathy, pathetic, pathic, pathology, pathogen, psychopathy, sympathy

Noun [Portuguese]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos). Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|grc|πάθος}} Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} pathos m (invariable)
  1. pathos (the quality of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions) Tags: invariable, masculine Synonyms: páthos, patos
    Sense id: en-pathos-pt-noun-RD8IVMn9 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Spanish]

Forms: pathos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|es|grc|πάθος|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos), {{bor+|es|grc|πάθος}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} pathos m (plural pathos)
  1. pathos (the quality of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pathos-es-noun-RD8IVMn9 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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