"National ethos" refers to the shared beliefs, values, traditions, and identity that are important to a country or nation as a whole. It embodies the principles and ideals that define a nation's character and guide its actions. Full definition
The groups include Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Nigeria (WILPF), Forum for Promotion of National Ethos and Values (FPNEV), Women Aid Collective Enugu (WACOL) and J. C. Ibekaku Hope Project (JCIHP). (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)
If Martin Mull's photo realism brings to mind the rise of British Pop Art in the mid-1950s, the imagery of paintings like Foreplay (2013), Happy Hour (2015), and The Inheritance (2014) are spot - on in capturing the postwar national ethos espoused at the time in magazines like Life and Reader's Digest, with their Norman - Rockwellian illustrations of an idyllic nuclear family living the Mad Men surburbia dream of Father Knows Best, Leave It To Beaver, and Happy Days. (davidrichardgallery.com)
News reports shared photos of Trump's face next to Putin's on tchotchkes, billboards, and even a calendar that reads, «Christianity, Superpowerness, National Ethos!» (christianitytoday.com)