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Definitions of arete in various dictionaries:
noun - a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains
noun - a sharp mountain ridge
ARETE - Arete (Greek: ), in its basic sense, means "excellence of any kind". The term may also mean "moral virtue". In its earliest appearance in Greek, this...
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| Sharp ridge |
| Mountain ridge |
| Alpine feature |
| Rocky ridge |
| Mountain crest |
| Range ridge |
| Glacial ridge |
| Rugged ridge |
| Geological ridge |
| Ridge |
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| a sharp mountain ridge. |
| a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains |
| a high, thin, pointed area that separates two valleys ( low land between mountains) |
| A sharp mountain ridge. |
| Virtue, excellence. |
| Alternative spelling of arte. |
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Arete (Greek: ), in its basic sense, means "excellence of any kind". The term may also mean "moral virtue". In its earliest appearance in Greek, this notion of excellence was ultimately bound up with the notion of the fulfillment of purpose or function: the act of living up to one's full potential. * The term from Homeric times onwards is not gender specific. Homer applies the term of both the Greek and Trojan heroes as well as major female figures, such as Penelope, the wife of the Greek hero Odysseus. In the Homeric poems, Arete is frequently associated with bravery, but more often with effectiveness. The man or woman of Arete is a person of the highest effectiveness; they use all their facultiesstrength, bravery, and witto achieve real results. In the Homeric world, then, Arete involves all of the abilities and potentialities available to humans. * In some contexts, Arete is explicitly linked with human knowledge, where the expressions "virtue is knowledge" and "Arete is knowledge" are |