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thought or thinking?

English translation: thinking, mindset, mentality

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Spanish term or phrase:Pensamiento
English translation:thinking, mindset, mentality
Entered by: Abraal

17:31 May 11, 2019
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Spanish term or phrase: thought or thinking?
Hello,

How would you translate the word "Pensamiento" regarding the way a nation or a set of nations think, the way they perceive themselves and others and they way in which they interact with each other. In particularly, when it comes next to a specific adjective that describes this way of thinking (as well as its origins), let's say "racist", as an example, should it be called "racist thought" or "racist thinking".

Thanks.
Abraal
Local time: 06:42
thinking, mindset, mentality
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Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 06:42
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3 +7thinking, mindset, mentality
Darius Saczuk
4Sentiment
Tomás Monti
3ethos
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.


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thinking, mindset, mentality


Explanation:
Three options

Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 06:42
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Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Sentiment


Explanation:
First definition in Webster's dictionary: an attitude, thought, or judgment prompted by feeling.


    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sentiment
Tomás Monti
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ethos


Explanation:
Ethos is a Greek word meaning "character" that is used to describe the guiding beliefs or ideals that characterize a community, nation, or ideology.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethos

: the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethos

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 06:42
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
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