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Sto⋅ic

  [stoh-ik]
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1. of or pertaining to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity.
2. (lowercase) stoical.
–noun
3. a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
4. (lowercase) a person who maintains or affects the mental attitude advocated by the Stoics.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L Stōicus < Gk Stōikós, equiv. to stō- (var. s. of stoá stoa ) + -ikos -ic
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sto·ic   (stō'ĭk)   
n.  
  1. One who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain.
  2. Stoic A member of an originally Greek school of philosophy, founded by Zeno about 308 B.C., believing that God determined everything for the best and that virtue is sufficient for happiness. Its later Roman form advocated the calm acceptance of all occurrences as the unavoidable result of divine will or of the natural order.
adj.   also sto·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
  1. Seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive: "stoic resignation in the face of hunger" (John F. Kennedy).
  2. Stoic Of or relating to the Stoics or their philosophy.

[Middle English Stoic, a Stoic, from Latin Stōicus, from Greek Stōikos, from stoā (poikilē), (Painted) Porch, where Zeno taught; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
sto'i·cal·ly adv., sto'i·cal·ness n.
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Main Entry:  stoic1
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  one who is indifferent and free from passion
Etymology:  Greek stoikos 'portico where Zeno taught'
Main Entry:  Stoic2
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a member of the school of philosophy founded by Zeno; belief that a wise man is free from passion and indifferent to grief or joy
Etymology:  Greek stoikos 'portico where Zeno taught'
Main Entry:  stoic
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  unaffected, indifferent; restrained
Etymology:  Greek stoikos 'portico where Zeno taught'
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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.

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.
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stoic  (n.)
1382, "philosopher of the school founded by Zeno," from L. stoicus, from Gk. stoikos "pertaining to a member of or the teachings of the school founded by Zeno (c.334-c.262 B.C.E.), characterized by austere ethical doctrines," lit. "pertaining to a portico," from stoa "porch," specifically Stoa Poikile "the Painted Porch," the great hall in Athens (decorated with frescoes depicting the Battle of Marathon) where Zeno taught (see stoa). Meaning "person who represses feelings or endures patiently" first recorded 1579. The adj. is recorded from 1596 in the "repressing feelings" sense, 1607 in the philosophical sense; earlier stoical (1432 of philosophers, 1571 as "indifferent to pleasure or pain").
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STOIC
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