Ethos and Idea

Ethos

Ethos noun - The code of good conduct for an individual or group.

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Idea and ethos are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Idea" instead a noun "Ethos".

Idea noun - Something imagined or pictured in the mind.

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Ethos and idea are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ethos" instead a noun "Idea".

Nearby Words: ideal, ideation

good	good ethos	good idea
similar	similar ethos	similar idea
single	single ethos	single idea
entire	entire ethos	entire idea
Other adjectives: bad, new, traditional, general, dumb, central, different, modern, overall.

The ethos of the series having a very strong belief in the idea of progress and the ultimate perfectibility of the human (and beastman?) condition.

Source: Romanticism Versus Enlightenment
When the Dude insists that they're nihilists, Walter notes that that would be worse, since "say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism, at least it's an ethos." In the end, though, he calls one of the Nihilists an antisemite, so he apparently hasn't given up on the idea.

Source: Film / The Big Lebowski

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