1.
[syn: stoicism, stolidity, stolidness]
2. (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stoicism \Sto"i*cism\, n. [Cf. F. sto["i]cisme.]
1. The opinions and maxims of the Stoics.
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2. A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain;
insensibility; impassiveness.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
stoicism
n 1: an indifference to pleasure or pain [syn: stoicism,
stolidity, stolidness]
2: (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following
the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno