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Stoicism is defined as enduring pleasure or pain without showing emotion.

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When you neither react when you get burned badly nor react when you win the lottery, this is an example of stoicism.

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See Stoicism in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the philosophical system of the Stoics
indifference to pleasure or pain; stoical behavior; impassivity

See Stoicism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Indifference to pleasure or pain; impassiveness.
Stoicism The doctrines or philosophy of the Stoics.

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