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Aidos

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[ahy-dos] / ˈaɪ dɒs /

noun

  1. the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.


Etymology

Origin of Aidos

From the Greek word aidṓs

Example Sentences

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Former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has undergone a successful heart surgery and his life is not in danger, his spokesman Aidos Ukibay said on Friday.

From Reuters • Jan. 20, 2023

Mr. Nazarbayev “calls on everyone to rally around the president of Kazakhstan to overcome current challenges and ensure the integrity of the country,” his spokesman, Aidos Ukibay, wrote on Twitter.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2022

Deputy Aidos Sarym, one of the bill's developers, said on his Facebook page that the bill had paved way for talks with tech giants and the authorities were now ready to soften its provisions.

From Reuters • Nov. 1, 2021

Aidos essentially means seeing yourself as a social being who is connected to your fellow human beings.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2019

Hesiod says that only when men have finally become completely wicked will Nemesis and Aidos, their beautiful faces veiled in white raiment, leave the wide-wayed earth and depart to the company of the immortals.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton