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stoic.

Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.

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noun/ˈstəʊ.ɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstoʊ.ɪk/General-American/ˈstoːɪk/South-Asia
  1. Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.

  2. A person indifferent to pleasure or pain.

Where this word comes from

From Latin stōicus (noun via Middle English Stoycis pl), from Ancient Greek Στωϊκός (Stōïkós), from Ποικίλη Στοά (Poikílē Stoá, “the Stoa Poikile”, literally “painted portico”), the portico in Athens where Zeno of Citium was teaching.

adj/ˈstəʊ.ɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstoʊ.ɪk/General-American/ˈstoːɪk/South-Asia
  1. Of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas.

  2. Not affected by pain or distress.

  3. Not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress.

Where this word comes from

From Latin stōicus (noun via Middle English Stoycis pl), from Ancient Greek Στωϊκός (Stōïkós), from Ποικίλη Στοά (Poikílē Stoá, “the Stoa Poikile”, literally “painted portico”), the portico in Athens where Zeno of Citium was teaching.

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