English-Spanish translations for pathos

Definition of pathos

  • The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality
  • A writer or speaker's attempt to persuade an audience through appeals involving the use of strong emotions such as pity
  • In theology and existentialist ethics following and , 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

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