Stoicism
a systematic philosophy, dating from around 300 b.c., that held the principles of logical thought to reflect a cosmic reason instantiated in nature.
(lowercase) conduct conforming to the precepts of the Stoics, as repression of emotion and indifference to pleasure or pain.
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Without overshadowing his talented counterparts, Cedar commands the stage with a meticulous mix of Stoicism and candor.
The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson (And Tolstoy and Dickens) | Samuel Fragoso | October 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt has an old-fashioned, world-weary Stoicism that lends a potentially ludicrous story emotional heft.
Stoicism has an appeal for anyone who faces uncertainty–that is, for all of us.
But now her frigid Stoicism quickly devolves into a kind of nymphomania.
C.E. Morgan: ‘Light in August’ is Faulkner’s Great American Novel | C.E. Morgan | August 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTShe explained, “People who know me would know Stoicism is amongst my key attributes.”
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Set to Win Another Round | Julia Baird | February 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
With delicate female tact, with fine female Stoicism too; keeping all things within limits.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. I. (of XXI.) | Thomas CarlyleAlready he had begun to practise that Stoicism which, on the whole, was the keynote of his life at St. Helena.
Napoleon's Young Neighbor | Helen Leah ReedWhatever he may have suffered, he endured with the Stoicism that is traditional in his race.
The Girl and The Bill | Bannister MerwinThis highest class begins usually with Stoicism, and ends with Epicureanism.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography. | Solomon MaimonSuch extraordinary courage and determination had this man attained merely through early exercises in Stoicism.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography. | Solomon Maimon
British Dictionary definitions for stoicism
/ (ˈstəʊɪˌsɪzəm) /
indifference to pleasure and pain
(capital) the philosophy of the Stoics
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Cultural definitions for Stoicism
[ (stoh-uh-siz-uhm) ]
A philosophy that flourished in ancient Greece and Rome. Stoics believed that people should strictly restrain their emotions in order to attain happiness and wisdom; hence, they refused to demonstrate either joy or sorrow.
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