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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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;


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. [1913 Webster] 2. A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility; impassiveness. [1913 Webster]
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