Associations to the word «Eidos»

Wiktionary

EIDOS, noun. (philosophy) form; essence; type; species

Dictionary definition

EIDOS, noun. (anthropology) the distinctive expression of the cognitive or intellectual character of a culture or a social group.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.