Stoicism Definition

stōĭ-sĭzəm
noun
Indifference to pleasure or pain; stoical behavior.
Webster's New World
The philosophical system of the Stoics.
Webster's New World
A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility; impassiveness.
Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Stoicism

Noun

Singular:
stoicism
Plural:
stoicisms

Origin of Stoicism

  • From stoic +"Ž -ism

    From Wiktionary

Stoicism Sentence Examples

  • Stoicism is a much more important system, but harder to classify.

  • Stoicism shown by our US colleagues.

  • This concrete side of moral philosophy came specially into evidence when Stoicism was transplanted to Rome.

  • Stoicism formulated a doctrine of providence or necessity.

  • The doctrine of conformity to Nature as the rule of conduct was not peculiar to Stoicism.

More Sentences

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to stoicism using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

SSTSTO

Words Ending With

MSMISM

Unscrambles

stoicism

Words Starting With S and Ending With M

Starts With S & Ends With MStarts With ST & Ends With MStarts With S & Ends With SM

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With S8 Letter Words Ending With M