stoic

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not affected by pain or distress
of or related to the Stoics or their ideas; see Stoicism
a person indifferent to pleasure or pain
Proponent of a school of thought, from in 300 BCE up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, that one can be free of suffering
not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress
a student of Stowe School, England
{n} a philosopher of the sect of Zeno
{i} member of the stoic school of philosophy (philosophy maintaining that a wise man should be free from passion)
Hence, a person not easily excited; an apathetic person; one who is apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain
{i} one who is impassive, one who displays little or no emotion
someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive; "stoic courage"; "stoic patience"; "a stoical sufferer"
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seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive; "stoic courage"; "stoic patience"; "a stoical sufferer"
pertaining to Stoicism or its followers
School of Greek philosophy, later popular at Rome, which taught that the universe is governed by Reason and that Virtue is the only good in life
{s} unemotional, impassive, unaffected by strong emotions
approval Stoic means the same as stoical. The kids of Kobe try to be as stoic as their parents in this tragic situation
A school of thought founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium (336-263 BCE) Stoics taught that divine wisdom (logos) permeated the universe as an ordering principle Knowledge of this wisdom leads to harmony with nature Enduring hardship was seen as a test of character Stoic or stoic-like elements are to be found in several Old and New Testament works
Not affected by passion; manifesting indifference to pleasure or pain
a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno; "a Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny"
A disciple of the philosopher Zeno; one of a Greek sect which held that men should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and should submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity, by which all things are governed
Of or pertaining to the Stoics; resembling the Stoics or their doctrines
approval If you say that someone is a stoic, you approve of them because they do not complain or show they are upset in bad situations. someone who does not show their emotions and does not complain when bad things happen to them (Stoic (14-21 centuries), from , from stoikos, from Stoa (Poikile) , where Zeno taught in Athens)
someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions
a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno; "a Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny" someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive; "stoic courage"; "stoic patience"; "a stoical sufferer" pertaining to Stoicism or its followers
stoically
In a stoical manner; ability to suffer pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaint
stoical
{a} relating to the Stoics, unfeeling
stoical
Enduring pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaint
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approval If you say that someone behaves in a stoical way, you approve of them because they do not complain or show they are upset in bad situations. She never ceased to admire the stoical courage of those in Northern Ireland + stoically stoi·cal·ly She put up with it all stoically. not showing emotion or not complaining when bad things happen to you
stoical
Of or pertaining to the Stoics; resembling the Stoics or their doctrines
stoical
Not affected by passion; manifesting indifference to pleasure or pain
stoical
seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive; "stoic courage"; "stoic patience"; "a stoical sufferer"
stoical
{s} unemotional, impassive, unaffected by strong emotions
stoically
without emotion; in a stoic manner; "he stoically accepted all suffering
stoically
without emotion; in a stoic manner; "he stoically accepted all suffering"
stoically
impassively, without emotion
stoics
plural of stoic
stoic
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