Associations to the word «Stoicism»

STOICISM, noun. A school of philosophy 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.

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

STOICISM, noun. An indifference to pleasure or pain.

STOICISM, noun. (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno.