Pathos word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "pathos" word

[noun] a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation"
[noun] a style that has the power to evoke feelings
[noun] a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity"

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\Pa"thos\, n. 1. The quality or character of those emotions, traits, or experiences which are personal, and therefore restricted and evanescent; transitory and idiosyncratic dispositions or feelings as distinguished from those which are universal and deep-seated in character; -- opposed to {ethos}. 2. Suffering; the enduring of active stress or affliction.
\Pa"thos\, n. [L., from Gr. pa`qos a suffering, passion, fr. ?, ?, to suffer; cf. ? toil, L. pati to suffer, E. patient.] That quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, esp., that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality; as, the pathos of a picture, of a poem, or of a cry. The combination of incident, and the pathos of catastrophe. --T. Warton.

Synonyms for pathos

commiseration, pity, poignancy, ruth

Related terms: bathos, caring, cheerlessness, depression, discomfort, dismalness, dreariness, empathy, favor, grievousness, heaviness, involvement, lamentability, leniency, mournfulness, pain, painfulness, pitiability, quarter, response, sharpness, sympathetic response

The fun area, different aproach to word »pathos«

Let's analyse "pathos" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: SOHTAP. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .--. .- - .... --- ...

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: pathos: 1 + 6 = 7, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: pathos: 7 + 1 + 2 + 8 + 6 + 1 = 25, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
H (1)	8	Strength	Couragous, Faithful, Caring
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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