Associations to the word «Hamartia»

Wiktionary

HAMARTIA, noun. The tragic flaw of the protagonist in a literary tragedy.
HAMARTIA, noun. (Christian theology): sin

Dictionary definition

HAMARTIA, noun. The character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke