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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stoic  \Sto"ic\,  n.  [L.  stoicus,  Gr  ?,  fr  ?,  adj.,  literally, 
  of  or  pertaining  to  a  colonnade,  from  ?  a  roofed  colonnade,  a 
  porch,  especially,  a  porch  in  Athens  where  Zeno  and  his 
  successors  taught.] 
  1.  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. 
 
  2.  Hence  a  person  not  easily  excited;  an  apathetic  person; 
  one  who  is  apparently  or  professedly  indifferent  to 
  pleasure  or  pain. 
 
  A  Stoic  of  the  woods,  a  man  without  a  tear. 
  --Campbell. 
 
  {School  of  Stoics}.  See  {The  Porch},  under  {Porch}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stoic  \Sto"ic\,  Stoical  \Sto"ic*al\,  a.  [L.  stoicus,  Gr  ?:  cf 
  F.  sto["i]que.  See  {Stoic},  n.] 
  1.  Of  or  pertaining  to  the  Stoics;  resembling  the  Stoics  or 
  their  doctrines. 
 
  2.  Not  affected  by  passion;  manifesting  indifference  to 
  pleasure  or  pain.  --  {Sto"ic*al*ly},  adv  -- 
  {Sto"ic*al*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  stoic 
  adj  1:  seeming  unaffected  by  pleasure  or  pain;  impassive;  "stoic 
  courage";  "stoic  patience";  "a  stoical  sufferer"  [syn: 
  {stoical}] 
  2:  pertaining  to  Stoicism  or  its  followers  [syn:  {Stoic}] 
  n  1:  a  member  of  the  ancient  Greek  school  of  philosophy  founded 
  by  Zeno;  "a  Stoic  achieves  happiness  by  submission  to 
  destiny"  [syn:  {Stoic}] 
  2:  someone  who  is  seemingly  indifferent  to  emotions  [syn:  {unemotional 
  person}]  [ant:  {emotional  person}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  STOIC 
 
  {STring  Oriented  Interactive  Compiler} 
 
 




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