stoic

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(stō'ĭk) pronunciation
n.
  1. One who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain.
  2. Stoic A member of an originally Greek school of philosophy, founded by Zeno about 308 B.C., believing that God determined everything for the best and that virtue is sufficient for happiness. Its later Roman form advocated the calm acceptance of all occurrences as the unavoidable result of divine will or of the natural order.
adj. also sto·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
  1. Seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive: "stoic resignation in the face of hunger" (John F. Kennedy).
  2. Stoic Of or relating to the Stoics or their philosophy.

[Middle English Stoic, a Stoic, from Latin Stōicus, from Greek Stōikos, from stoā (poikilē), (Painted) Porch, where Zeno taught.]

stoically sto'i·cal·ly adv.
stoicalness sto'i·cal·ness n.

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As an adjective, stoic is normally used attributively (i.e. before a noun, as in stoic virtues and stoic indifference), and preserves a more direct reference to the philosophy of the ancient Stoics from whom the word is derived. In predicative position (i.e. after a verb) stoical is more usual, and in all its uses conveys the more generalized allusive sense of personal restraint and self-control. A stoic indifference is the kind of indifference that the Stoics taught and practised, whereas a stoical indifference is indifference that is, on its own terms, concentrated and resolute. When the reference is to people rather than qualities, stoical has to be used: one can have stoic or stoical resolution but one can only be stoical oneself.

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IN BRIEF: Unconcerned about pleasure or pain.

pronunciation The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes. — Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stoker, stoisk filosofi
adj. - stoisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
stoïcijns, stoïcijn

Français (French)
n. - stoïque
adj. - stoïque

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stoiker
adj. - stoisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - Στωικός (φιλόσοφος), στωικός άνθρωπος
adj. - στωικός

Italiano (Italian)
stoico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - estóico

Русский (Russian)
стоик, приверженец стоицизма, человек, мужественно переносящий невзгоды, относящийся к стоикам, стойкий, мужественный (о человеке)

Español (Spanish)
n. - estoico
adj. - estoico

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stoiker
adj. - stoisk, orubbligt lugn, självbehärskad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
禁欲主义者, 斯多葛学派哲学家, 禁欲的, 斯多葛学派的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 禁慾主義者, 斯多葛學派哲學家
adj. - 禁慾的, 斯多葛學派的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 스토아 철학자, 극기주의자, 금욕주의자
adj. - 스토아 철학파의, 극기의, 냉정한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ストア学派の, 禁欲主義の, 克己心の強い
n. - ストア学派の哲学者, 禁欲主義者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فيلسوف رواقي, من يتحمل الألم و الجوع الخ بدون شكوى (صفه) ما يخص هذه المعتقدات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סטואיקן‬
adj. - ‮סטואי, כובש יצריו, מושל ברוחו, אדיש לרגשות‬


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