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stoicism |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stoicism \Sto"i*cism\, n. [Cf. F. sto["i]cisme.] 1. The opinions and maxims of the Stoics. 2. A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility; impassiveness. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stoicism n 1: an indifference to pleasure or pain [syn: {stolidity}, {stolidness}] 2: the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno [syn: {Stoicism}]
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