stoic

Meanings

• adjective

  A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their emotions and maintains calmness and composure in difficult situations.

  - "Despite the loss of his loved one, John remained a stoic and didn't show any signs of grief."
  - "The stoic soldier stood firm in the face of enemy fire."

• noun

  A school of ancient Greek philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC.

  - "Stoicism is a philosophy that emphasizes self-control and fortitude."
  - "The Stoics believed in living in harmony with nature."

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Synonyms

apathetic , impassive , stoical , expressionless , impassive

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Rhymes

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roach , poach , coach , boast , toast

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Variants

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stoic , stoics , stoical , stoically

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Forms

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stoical, stoically, stoicism

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek στοικός (stoikós), a seat, from στοά (stoá), a bench, from a verb meaning 'to stand', from στάω (stáō), 'to stand'. In ancient Greece, a stoic was a person who stood in the public square to give an oration.

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Trivia

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1. The Stoic philosopher Seneca is believed to have committed suicide by self-immolation during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 64.

2. The Stoic philosopher Epictetus is known for his teachings on the importance of focusing on what is within one's control and accepting what is not.

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Related Concepts

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1. Epicureanism: Another ancient Greek philosophical school that emphasized the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain.

2. Stoic virtues: The four cardinal virtues of Stoicism: wisdom, courage, justice, and temperance.

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Quotes

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1. "That would have been to dishonor him," said Carr, a notorious "stoic" who was nearly overcome by emotion in his postgame press conference. Instead, he told the Wolverines that the best way to honor Schembechler was "to play in a way that would have made him proud."

   - Austin Murphy,{it}Sports Illustrated{/it},27 Nov. 2006

2. The philosophical implications of this claim are as volcanic as the emotions it depicts, for Nussbaum here counters an age-old view espoused by "Stoics", Christians and Kantians, alike: emotions are disruptive and subversive to reason, they arise from parochial needs and interests and therefore the life well lived is the life in which the things of this world are left behind for a higher sphere beyond accident, pain and desire.

   - Wendy Steiner,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},18 Nov. 2001

3. Whereas Ludwig Wittgenstein once compared philosophers to garbage men sweeping the mind clean of wrongheaded concepts, Nussbaum believes they should be "lawyers for humanity"—a phrase she borrows from Seneca, her favorite "Stoic" thinker.

   - Robert S. Boynton,{it}New York Times Magazine{/it},21 Nov. 1999

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Culture

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Stoicism was a major philosophical school of ancient Greece and Rome, and its influence can be seen in various aspects of Western culture. The Stoics emphasized the importance of virtue, wisdom, and living in accordance with nature. They believed that the universe is governed by reason and that humans should strive to live in harmony with it.

How to Memorize "stoic"

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym STOIC to remember the Stoic virtues: Serenity, Temperance, Opportunity, Integrity, and Courage.

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