<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Sociology: 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.</li><li>Example: In the Greek ethos, the individual was highly valued.</li><li>The character or disposition of a community, group, person, etc.</li><li>The moral element in dramatic literature that determines a character's action rather than their thought or emotion.</li></ul>