Definitions for pathos
ˈpeɪ θɒs, -θoʊs, -θɔspathos

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pathos, poignancynoun

   a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)

   "the film captured all the pathos of their situation"

2. commiseration, pity, ruth, pathosnoun

   a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

   "the blind are too often objects of pity"

3. pathosnoun

   a style that has the power to evoke feelings

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pathosnoun

   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.

2. pathosnoun

   A writer's attempt to persuade an audience through appeals involving the use of strong emotions not strictly limited to pity.

3. pathosnoun

   An author's attempt to evoke a feeling of pity or sympathetic sorrow for a character.

4. pathosnoun

   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.

5. Etymology: From πάθος.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pathos

   Pathos (, US: ; plural: pathea or pathê; Greek: πάθος, for "suffering" or "experience") appeals to the emotions and ideals of the audience and elicits feelings that already reside in them. Pathos is a term used most often in rhetoric (in which it is considered one of the three modes of persuasion, alongside ethos and logos), as well as in literature, film and other narrative art.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pathos

   Pathos is a quality in speech, writing, film, or other artistic and creative forms that evokes emotion, particularly pity, sadness, or compassion. It is a Greek term also used in rhetoric and literary studies to describe the techniques used by writers or speakers to appeal to their audience's emotions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pathosnoun

   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

2. Etymology: [L., from Gr. pa`qos a suffering, passion, fr. paqei^n, pa`schei^n, to suffer; cf. po`nos toil, L. pati to suffer, E. patient.]

WikidataRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Pathos

   Pathos represents an appeal to the audience's emotions. Pathos is a communication technique used most often in rhetoric, and in literature, film and other narrative art. Emotional appeal can be accomplished in a multitude of ways: ⁕by a metaphor or story telling, common as a hook, ⁕by passion in the delivery of the speech or writing, as determined by the audience.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pathos

   pā′thos, n. that in anything (as a word, a look, &c.) which touches the feelings or raises the tender emotions: the expression of deep feeling.—n. Pathom′etry, the distinction of suffering into different kinds. [Gr., from pathein, 2 aorist of paschein, to suffer, feel.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pathos

   the name given to an expression of deep feeling, and calculated to excite similar feelings in others.

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Anagrams for pathos »

1. Pashto

2. potash

How to pronounce pathos?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pathos in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pathos in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of pathos in a Sentence

1. Richard:

   The echo began in some indescribable way to undermine her hold on life. Coming at a moment when she chanced to be fatigued, it had managed to murmur, 'Pathos, piety, courage -- they exist, but are identical, and so is filth. Everything exists, nothing has value.'

2. E. M. Forster, A Passage to India, 1924:

   Pathos, piety, courage, — they exist, but are identical, and so is filth. Everything exists, nothing has value.

3. Nicolas Cage:

   In that letter it became clear to me that he was looking more towards a genuine interest in some of the earlier work and a celebration of that, with the elements of whatever pathos I've been through that people have or have not read about, and so I said, 'OK, I think maybe there's something here.' On top of which I have a mantra of sorts, which is that the very thing you're afraid of is probably – most likely as long as (it's) within reason (and)doesn't hurt yourself or someone else–that's the very thing you should go towards, because you're probably going to learn something.

4. Henry van Dyke:

   Who can explain the secret pathos of Nature's loveliness? It is a touch of melancholy inherited from our mother Eve. It is an unconscious memory of the lost Paradise. It is the sense that even if we should find another Eden, we would not be fit to enjoy it perfectly nor stay in it forever.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pathos
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pathos
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathos
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathos
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pathos
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pathos
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Pathos