STOICISM


Meaning of STOICISM in English

[ 'stəʊɪsɪz(ə)m ]

■ noun

1》 stoical behaviour.

2》 ( Stoicism ) an ancient Greek school of philosophy which taught that it is wise to remain indifferent to the vicissitudes of fortune and to pleasure and pain.

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