Ethos

Originally released April 11th, 2012.

e·thos - noun
[ee-thos, ee-thohs, eth-os, -ohs]

1. The fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period: In the Greek ethos the individual was highly valued.
2. The character or disposition of a community, group, person, etc.
3. The moral element in dramatic literature that determines a character's action rather than his or her thought or emotion.