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Noun: stoicism  'stow-i,si-zum
  1. An indifference to pleasure or pain
    "He faced his diagnosis with stoicism, refusing to let it disrupt his daily life";
    - stolidity, stolidness
Noun: Stoicism  'stow-i,si-zum
  1. (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno

Derived forms: stoicisms

Type of: emotionlessness, philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory, unemotionality

Encyclopedia: Stoicism