Ataraxia
//ætəˈɹæksiə// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 peace of mind wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀταραξία (ataraxía), ἀ- (a-, negative prefix) + ταράσσω (tarássō, “trouble, disturb”). Doublet of ataraxy.
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