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stoicism

Stoicism (noun) means a school of philosophy popularized during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.

noun

A school of philosophy popularized during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.

A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility; impassiveness.

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Etymology

From Latin stōicismus. By surface analysis, stoic + -ism. First attested in the 1620s.

Rhymes for stoicism

cynicism mysticism criticism eroticism skepticism fanaticism romanticism Catholicism

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What is the meaning of stoicism?

"stoicism" (noun) means a school of philosophy popularized during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.

What are the different meanings of stoicism?

"stoicism" has 2 main meanings: 1. A school of philosophy popularized during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress; 2. A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility; impassiveness.