Stoic
[ stoh-ik ]
/ ˈstoʊ ɪk /
adjective
of or relating to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity.
(lowercase)
stoical.
noun
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
(lowercase)
a person who maintains or affects the mental attitude advocated by the Stoics.
Origin of Stoic
OTHER WORDS FROM Stoic
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Stoic
/ (ˈstəʊɪk) /
noun
a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium, holding that virtue and happiness can be attained only by submission to destiny and the natural law
adjective
of or relating to the doctrines of the Stoics
Word Origin for Stoic
C16: via Latin from Greek
stōikos, from
stoa the porch in Athens where Zeno taught