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stoic

The correct spelling is stoic.

How to pronounce stoic

noun

IPA: /ˈstəʊɪk/

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The correct spelling is stoic. Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural l…

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.
  2. 2.A person indifferent to pleasure or pain.

adjective

  1. 1.Of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas.
  2. 2.Not affected by pain or distress.
  3. 3.Not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress.

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