Etymology

apatheia

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Today it means: A state of mind in Stoic philosophy in which one is free from emotional disturbance; the freedom from all passions. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀπάθεια
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἀπάθεια
  2. English todayapatheia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπάθεια (apátheia). Doublet of apathy.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀπάθεια all →

apathy

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