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In political history, stasis (Ancient Greek: στάσις in the sense of "faction, discord"; plural: staseis) refers to an episode of civil war within an ancient Greek city-state or polis. It was the result of opposition between groups of citizens, fighting over the constitution of the city or over social and economic problems. [ 1 ]
Stasis (from Greek στάσις "a standing still") may refer to: A state in stability theory , in which all forces are equal and opposing, therefore they cancel out each other Stasis (political history) , a period of civil war within an ancient Greek city-state
Ecstasy (from the Ancient Greek ἔκστασις ekstasis, "to be or stand outside oneself, a removal to elsewhere" from ek-"out," and stasis "a stand, or a standoff of forces") is a term used in existential philosophy to mean "outside-itself".
Ecstasy (from Ancient Greek ἔκστασις (ékstasis) 'outside of oneself') is a subjective experience of total involvement of the subject with an object of their awareness. In classical Greek literature , it refers to removal of the mind or body "from its normal place of function."
Natural willing designates the movement of a creature in accordance with the principle (logos (Greek: λόγος)) of its nature towards the fulfilment (telos (Greek: τέλος), stasis (Greek: στάσις)) of its being. Gnomic willing, on the other hand, designates that form of willing in which a person engages in a process of deliberation ...
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples sacc-[1]bag: Greek: σάκκος (sákkos): sack sacchar-[2]sugar: Greek: σάκχαρ, σάκχαρον (sákkharon)
Chronostasis (from Greek χρόνος, chrónos, 'time' and στάσις, stásis, 'standing') is a type of temporal illusion in which the first impression following the introduction of a new event or task-demand to the brain can appear to be extended in time. [1]
Ékstasis (ἔκστασις) is the Ancient Greek word for ecstasy. Ekstasis or Éxtasis may also refer to: Éxtasis, a 1996 Spanish drama film; Ekstasis (Nicky Skopelitis album), a 1993 jazz fusion album; Ekstasis (Julia Holter album), a 2012 art pop album; Éxtasis, a 2013 pop single by Pablo Alborán from the album Tanto