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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ataraxia \At`a*rax"i*a\, Ataraxy \At"a*rax`y\, n. [NL. ataraxia, Gr. 'ataraxi`a; 'a priv. + tarakto`s disturbed, tara`ssein to disturb.] Perfect peace of mind, or calmness.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also Englished as ataraxy, "calmness, impassivity," c.1600, from Modern Latin, from Greek ataraxia "impassiveness," from a-, privative prefix, + tarassein (Attic tarattein) "to disturb, confuse," from PIE root *dher- (1) "to make muddy, darken."
Wiktionary
n. (context literary Greek philosophy English) A pleasure that comes when the mind is at rest.
WordNet
n. peace of mind
Wikipedia
Ataraxia (ἀταραξία, "tranquillity") is a Greek term used by Pyrrho and Epicurus for a lucid state of robust tranquillity, characterized by ongoing freedom from distress and worry.
Ataraxia is an Italian neoclassical dark wave band who combine modern technology with archaic instrumentation over various media, founded by Francesca Nicoli and Michele Urbano in November, 1985. In the first five years there were many musicians in the band, until finally Francesca Nicoli, Vittorio Vandelli, and Giovanni Pagliari became the basic line-up until today.
They have dedicated their lives to art, to explore the nobleness of centuries in many possible ways (music, poetry, theatre, and photography).
They define themselves as "craftsmen of the sound" because they create an unusual mix of sacred and profane, atmospheric and experimental, contemporary and early music, using acoustic and electric instruments as well, always with such language which fits best to the actual work.
Ataraxia is a Greek term for tranquility.
Ataraxia may also refer to:
- Ataraxia/Taraxis, a 2012 EP by Chicago post-metal band Pelican
- Ataraxia (band), an Italian neoclassical band
- Ataraxia, an album by Passport
- Ataraxia: The Unexplained, a 1975 album by Mort Garson
- Ataraxia, a 2005 song by the post-rock band Team Sleep on their self-titled album, Team Sleep
- "Ataraxia (Media Intro)", a track on the album So Much for the Afterglow by Everclear
- Ataraxia, a fictional planet in the manga series Toward the Terra
- Nate Mark, or Ataraxia (video gamer), professional Smite player
Nathaniel "Nate" Mark, also known as Ataraxia, is a professional Smite player who is the Hunter for Hungry For More. He is one of the founding members of the team and previous other teams such as Cognitive Aquila, Agilitas, and Titan.
He hails from the town of Llanberis, Gwynedd in North Wales and currently resides in the city of Liverpool, England. He attended the University of Liverpool before discovering his interest in professional gaming and Smite, which he now trains and practices for full-time.
Nate claims to have gained an interest in Smite when his brother bought into the beta program of Smite and gave him a spare key. He has been with his team members since early 2014.
After winning second place in the 2015 Smite World Championships, Nate Mark became the highest paid professional gamer in the United Kingdom. Ataraxia became a member of Titan after the organization acquired the roster of COGnitive Aquila.
Usage examples of "ataraxia".
Say you will go to Ataraxia with me, and I will share the mysteries of warriors of my kind, fair one.
Dreams of Ataraxia and its crystalline waters, bright sun, glistening sands .
I sent missives to this land she speaks of, Ataraxia, but received no sensible answer, merely some rambling missive about a golden fellow and boars in a forest.
A Yune who would jump at the chance to accompany me to Ataraxia as a way of avoiding dragons.
Dreams of Ataraxia and its crystalline waters, bright sun, glistening sands.
I also listen to Ataraxia, Mantra, and Sopor Aeternus, and dark ambient stuff like Endura.
Gonna buy me one of them dots out near Marlon, my refuge from the madness of me, gonna christen it Ataraxia, design my own flag, run it up a bamboo pole in the lee of a crystal cove, come visit anytime, you and Brenda or you and you, no dogs, no kids, no guests, no bells, no keys, no money.
I think simple induced ataraxia should be enough to keep you from trying to escape.
However, the final decision to write is made above all as a means to achieve permanently the state of ataraxia that he experiences only in moments of pure aesthetic contemplation.