Why this word is great
ENDOXA — [Noun] A category of reputable or widely accepted opinions or beliefs, as distinguished from mere personal opinions (doxa) by Aristotle. From Ancient Greek ἔνδοξος (éndoxos, "reputable, notable"), derived from ἐν (en, "in") + δόξα (dóxa, "opinion, belief"). Unlike doxa (which clings to the individual like a private scent) or dogma (which stands rigid as a monolith), endoxa are the shared truths of a community—worn smooth by collective handling, yet still open to the friction of debate. It is the weight of a well-thumbed legal codex, the murmur of proverbs exchanged over market stalls, the slow sedimentation of custom into common sense—a reminder that even the firmest ground was once unsettled dust.