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- [loh-gos, -gohs, log-os]
- /ˈloʊ gɒs, -goʊs, ˈlɒg ɒs/
- /ˈləʊ.ɡəʊ/
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- [loh-gos, -gohs, log-os]
- /ˈloʊ gɒs, -goʊs, ˈlɒg ɒs/
Definitions of logos word
- noun logos a high-level programming language widely used to teach children how to use computers. 1
- noun plural logos Also called logotype. a graphic representation or symbol of a company name, trademark, abbreviation, etc., often uniquely designed for ready recognition. 1
- noun plural logos Printing. logotype (def 1). 1
- noun logos (philosophy) In Presocratic philosophy, the principle governing the cosmos. In Stoicism, the active, material, rational principle of the cosmos. 1
- noun logos reason or the rational principle expressed in words and things, argument, or justification; esp personified as the source of order in the universe 0
- noun logos the divine Word; the second person of the Trinity incarnate in the person of Jesus 0
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Origin of logos
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Greek lógos a word, saying, speech, discourse, thought, proportion, ratio, reckoning, akin to légein to choose, gather, recount, tell over, speak; cf. lection
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Parts of speech for Logos
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logos popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
logos usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for logos
noun logos
- anima mundi — Alternative term for world soul.
- oversoul — (especially in transcendentalism) a supreme reality or mind; the spiritual unity of all being.
- world spirit — (often initial capital letters) God.
- world soul — the animating principle or the moving force of the universe; world spirit.
Top questions with logos
- what is logos?