Main Entry: pa·thos

Pronunciation: \ˈpā-ˌthäs, -ˌthȯs, -ˌthōs also ˈpa-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Greek, suffering, experience, emotion, from paschein (aor. pathein) to experience, suffer; perhaps akin to Lithuanian kęsti to suffer

Date: 1591

1 : an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
2 : an emotion of sympathetic pity