Ethea
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 plural of ethos form-of, plural
"From them sprang, all with a sense of dividing and mapping out boundaries, Moira (Destiny) and Nomos (Law), Nemos (Sanctuary) and Nemesis (Avenging Anger or Righteous Indignation), Ethea, the haunts of the country in which one ranges, and so customs, established behaviour, habits."
Example
More examples"From them sprang, all with a sense of dividing and mapping out boundaries, Moira (Destiny) and Nomos (Law), Nemos (Sanctuary) and Nemesis (Avenging Anger or Righteous Indignation), Ethea, the haunts of the country in which one ranges, and so customs, established behaviour, habits."
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἤθεα (ḗthea), the uncontracted nominative plural form of ἦθος (êthos).
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