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Ataraxia

//ætəˈɹæksiə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Tranquility of mind; absence of mental disturbance. Greek, literary, uncountable, usually

    "And what happineſs is there in a ſtorm of paſſions? On this account the Scepticks affected an indifferent æquipondious neutrality as the only means to their Ataraxia, and freedom from paßionate diſturbances."

  2. 2
    peace of mind wordnet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀταραξία (ataraxía), ἀ- (a-, negative prefix) + ταράσσω (tarássō, “trouble, disturb”). Doublet of ataraxy.

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