From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Stoic \Sto"ic\, n. [L. stoicus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, adj., literally,
of or pertaining to a colonnade, from ? a roofed colonnade, a
porch, especially, a porch in Athens where Zeno and his
successors taught.]
1. A disciple of the philosopher Zeno; one of a Greek sect
which held that men should be free from passion, unmoved
by joy or grief, and should submit without complaint to
unavoidable necessity, by which all things are governed.
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2. Hence, a person not easily excited; an apathetic person;
one who is apparently or professedly indifferent to
pleasure or pain.
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A Stoic of the woods, a man without a tear.
--Campbell.
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{School of Stoics}. See {The Porch}, under {Porch}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Stoic \Sto"ic\, Stoical \Sto"ic*al\, a. [L. stoicus, Gr. ?: cf.
F. sto["i]que. See {Stoic}, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to the Stoics; resembling the Stoics or
their doctrines.
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2. Not affected by passion; manifesting indifference to
pleasure or pain; especially, bearing pain, suffering, or
bad fortune without complaint. -- {Sto"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
{Sto"ic*al*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stoic
adj 1: seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive; "stoic
courage"; "stoic patience"; "a stoical sufferer" [syn:
{stoic}, {stoical}]
2: pertaining to Stoicism or its followers
n 1: a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded
by Zeno; "a Stoic achieves happiness by submission to
destiny"
2: someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions [syn:
{stoic}, {unemotional person}] [ant: {emotional person}]
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