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Definition of Hamartia
1. Noun. The character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall.
Definition of Hamartia
1. Noun. The tragic flaw of the protagonist in a literary tragedy. ¹
2. Noun. (''Christian theology''): sin ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hamartia
1. a defect of character [n -S]
Medical Definition of Hamartia
1. A localised developmental disturbance characterised by abnormal arrangement and/or combinations of the tissues normally present in the area. Origin: G. Hamartion, a bodily defect (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hamartia
Literary usage of Hamartia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scientific Religion: Or, Higher Possibilities of Life and Practice Through by Laurence Oliphant, Haskett Smith (1888)
"The pneuma is simply the pure spiritual essence, which must take the place of
the " hamartia " when it is being expelled from the human organism. ..."
2. Discourses on Various Subjects Relative to the Being and Attributes of God by Adam Clarke (1831)
"... hamartia, SIN, from «jK«/'T«V«', compounded of «, negative, and ft-a^irra, to
hit the mark, is the same in meaning as the Hebrew: and the same remark ..."
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