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Definition of Dispassion
1. Noun. Objectivity and detachment. "Her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone"
Generic synonyms: Emotionlessness, Unemotionality
Derivative terms: Dispassionate, Dry, Dry
Definition of Dispassion
1. n. Freedom from passion; an undisturbed state; apathy.
Definition of Dispassion
1. Noun. Freedom from passion; an undisturbed state; apathy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dispassion
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dispassion
Literary usage of Dispassion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Six Systems of Indian Philosophy by Friedrich Max Müller (1899)
"Next follows the definition of dispassion( Vairagya), as the consciousness of
having overcome (the world) on the part of one who has no longer any desire ..."
2. The Metaphysical Magazine by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1907)
"Nothing but dispassion can effectively do this. Dispassion is developed by the
consideration of the pain producing element in every object of enjoyment. ..."
3. The Yoga Philosophy: Being the Text of Patanjali, with Bhoja Raja's Commentary. by Patañjali, Bhojarāja, Tookaram Tatya (1885)
"What is called ‘dispassion' is the reflection that “These [objects—whether of
this world ... U Dispassion carried Aph. 16—This [viz. ‘dispassion ‘1 carried ..."
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