Meanings
plural athambias
- imperturbability, ataraxia
Even if he supposed happiness to consist in knowledge, still he designed that his study of natural philosophy should procure him peace of mind ; since that is his conception of the Chief Good, which he entitles euthumia, or often athambia, that is freedom from alarm.
1914, Cicero, Marcus Tullius, translated by H. Rackham, De finibus bonorum et malorum, →OCLC, page 4911 more example
Given the existence as uttered forth in the public works of Puncher and Wattmann of a personal God quaquaquaqua with white beard quaquaquaqua outside time without extension who from the heights of divine apathia divine athambia divine aphasia loves us dearly with some exceptions for reasons unknown but time will tell[…]
1954, Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989, Waiting for Godot: a tragicomedy in two acts, →OCLC
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀθαμβία
- Latinathambia
- Englishathambia
Borrowed from Latin athambia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀθαμβία (athambía), from θάμβος (thámbos).
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