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Definition of Pathos
1. Noun. A quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow). "The film captured all the pathos of their situation"
2. Noun. A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others. "The blind are too often objects of pity"
Generic synonyms: Fellow Feeling, Sympathy
Derivative terms: Commiserate, Pathetic, Piteous, Pity
3. Noun. A style that has the power to evoke feelings.
Definition of Pathos
1. n. 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. n. 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.
Definition of Pathos
1. Noun. 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. ¹
2. Noun. (rhetoric) A writer's attempt to persuade an audience through appeals involving the use of strong emotions not strictly limited to pity. ¹
3. Noun. (literature) An author's attempt to evoke a feeling of pity or sympathetic sorrow for a character. ¹
4. Noun. (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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pathos
1. a quality that arouses feelings of pity or compassion [n -ES]
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