EIDOS Meaning of EIDOS in English [ 'ʌɪdɒs ]■ noun Anthropology the distinctive expression of the character of a culture or social group.Origin1930s: from Gk, lit. 'form, type, or idea', partly in contrast to ethos . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004