sophrosyne
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun The quality of wise moderation; sound-mindedness; discreet good sense: referring especially to Greek art and philosophy.
Examples
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A dialogue in which Socrates engages a handsome and popular boy in a conversation about the meaning of sophrosyne, a Greek word usually translated into English as "temperance", "self-control", or "restraint".
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Justice and self-control [sophrosyne], and virtue in general — these are all various Acts of Intelligence: they are consequently not primary genera; they are posterior to a genus, that is to say, they are species.
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Rather it is hoped that the haecceity of this enchiridion of arcane and recondite sesquipedalian items will appeal to the oniomania of an eximious Gemeinschaft whose legerity and sophrosyne, whose Sprachgefühl and orexis will find more than fugacious fulfillment among its felicific pages.
Note
The word 'sophrosyne' comes from a Greek word meaning 'prudent'.
