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pathos

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pa·thos  (pths, -thôs)
n.
1. A quality, as of an experience or a work of art, that arouses feelings of pity, sympathy, tenderness, or sorrow.
2. The feeling, as of sympathy or pity, so aroused.

[Greek, suffering; see kwent(h)- in Indo-European roots.]

pathos
Noun
the power, for example in literature, of arousing feelings of pity or sorrow [Greek: suffering]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pathospathos - a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation"
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
2.pathospathos - a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity"
fellow feeling, sympathy - sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
3.pathos - a style that has the power to evoke feelings
expressive style, style - a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"

pathos
Translations
pathos [ˈpeɪθɔs] npatetismo
pathos [ˈpeɪθɔs] npathétique m
pathos [ˈpeɪθɔs] nPathos nt
pathos [ˈpeɪθɔs] npathos m


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Who can read that passage, and be in- sensible to its pathos and sublimity?
Had you seen, as I did, the fire of truth in those gray eyes; had you felt the ring of sincerity in that quiet voice; had you realized the pathos of it all--you, too, would believe.
In continental Greece (1), on the other hand, but especially in Boeotia, a new form of epic sprang up, which for the romance and PATHOS of the Ionian School substituted the practical and matter-of-fact.
 
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