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stoic
01
not displaying emotions and not complaining, especially in difficult and painful situations
Example
He remained stoic despite the challenging circumstances.
Her stoic response to the news surprised everyone.
The soldier was stoic in the face of adversity.
02
relating to the Stoicism philosophy, that taught to suppress emotions and passions through the application of logic and reason
Example
Epictetus was a famous Stoic philosopher whose writings extensively explored stoic principles of emotional discipline and living in harmony with external events.
Cicero was an influential Roman statesman who helped popularize Stoic philosophy to Roman noble society, promoting its message of emotional mastery through reason.
Modern scholars have sought to better understand the stoic practices of meditation that Ancient Stoics recommended for extinguishing irrational passions.
Stoic
01
a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno
02
someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions
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