eidos
[ ahy-dos, ey- ]
/ ˈaɪ dɒs, ˈeɪ- /
noun, plural ei·de [ahy-dee, ey-dey] /ˈaɪ di, ˈeɪ deɪ/.
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
Origin of eidos
Words nearby eidos
eider duck,
eiderdown,
eidetic,
eidolon,
eidoptometry,
eidos,
eifel,
eiffel,
eiffel tower,
eigen,
eigen-
Example sentences from the Web for eidos
Thyoides is from Thuya meaning arborvit and eidos, the Greek for "resemblance."
The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties |Charles H. (Charles Henry) SnowThe idea is distinguished into "idea" or intelligible Form, or "eidos," principle of human intellectual life.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4 |Plotinos (Plotinus)