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  2. Glossary of Stoicism terms - Wikipedia

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    ekklisis ἔκκλισις: aversion, inclination away from a thing. Opposite of orexis. ekpyrôsis ἐκπύρωσις: cyclical conflagration of the Universe.

  3. Countenance - Wikipedia

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    Countenance is a synonym for face or facial expression, but may also refer to: Look up countenance in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Countenance divine , or divine countenance , a reference to the literal or metaphorical "face of God"

  4. Smirk - Wikipedia

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    George Puttenham in the 16th century described what he called “a mock with a scornful countenance as in some smiling sort looking aside”. [5]"A constant smirk upon the face, and a whiffling activity of the body, are strong indications of futility," the Earl of Chesterfield once wrote in a letter to his son.

  5. Glossary of literary terms - Wikipedia

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    Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...

  6. Equanimity - Wikipedia

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    The martyr’s field is the place of detachment from self, that the anthems of eternity may be upraised. Do all ye can to become wholly weary of self, and bind yourselves to that Countenance of Splendours; and once ye have reached such heights of servitude, ye will find, gathered within your shadow, all created things.

  7. Gurn - Wikipedia

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    A typical gurn. A gurn or chuck is a distorted facial expression and a verb to describe the action. A typical gurn involves projecting the lower jaw as far forward and up as possible and covering the upper lip with the lower lip.

  8. Face (sociological concept) - Wikipedia

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    Although Chinese writer Lin Yutang claimed "face cannot be translated or defined", [2] these definitions have been created: Face is an image of self delineated in terms of approved social attributes. [citation needed] Face is the respectability and/or deference which a person can claim for themself or from others. [citation needed]

  9. Contronym - Wikipedia

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    Hindi: कल and Urdu: کل (kal) may mean either "yesterday" or "tomorrow" (disambiguated by the verb in the sentence).; Icelandic: fram eftir can mean "toward the sea" or "away from the sea" depending on dialect.