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seigmae
Stage Modern CLT
Pronunciation /ˈseɪg.maɪ/
Part of speech Adjective
Etymology from Middle sīgmā, from Proto sigma
Related words Virtwy, Oethboend, Aerv

seigmae — needing no approval; self-governing in the estimation of oneself.

Notes

A word of real philosophical weight, sitting close to — but not identical with — the Stoic ideal the Academy teaches. A seigmae person is indifferent to the good opinion of others, which the tradition holds to be a virtue when it proceeds from settled judgement and a vice when it proceeds from contempt. Distinguishing the two is a standard examination question in Clearhold.