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stoicism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | stolidity, stolidness |
| Type of | emotionlessness, unemotionality |
| Derivation | stoical |
stoicism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory |
Examples of stoicism
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Many men were raised on the old-fashioned belief that strength lies in stoicism.
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Elena's stoicism, concern for her sister, and self-mockery ring altogether true.
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The stoicism of the always loyal Norwich fan base is bound to be tested further.
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There is a detachment from the present in SR, a kind of stoicism of the present.
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Throughout, Kingston never stops singling out the quiet stoicism of the unsung.
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Stoicism aside, concern about the economy crept into almost every conversation.
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Only the nuclear crisis has upset this balance and undercut the national stoicism.
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The Terps rarely panicked when facing adversity because of Toliver's stoicism.
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Stoicism-however good for coping with adversity-is bad for bringing on change.
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- An indifference to pleasure or pain
- (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno
- (stoic) a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno; "a Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny"
- (stoic) seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive; "stoic courage"; "stoic patience"; "a stoical sufferer"
- (stoic) someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions
- (stoic) pertaining to Stoicism or its followers
- Stoicism (also known as de Stoa or "Stoa" in continental law countries ) is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium in the early 3rd century BC...
- STOIC (Stack-Oriented Interactive Compiler) was a variant of Forth. It started out at the MIT and Harvard Biomedical Engineering Centre in Boston, (part of the Health, Science and Technology Division) and was written in the mid 1970s by Jonathan Sachs. ...
- (Stoic (film)) Stoic is an arthouse feature by Uwe Boll. The film is one of two dramas, the other Darfur, Boll plans to direct. Unlike many of his previous directorial efforts, Stoic is not an adaptation of a video game.
