[ 'stəʊɪk ]
■ noun
1》 a ~al person.
2》 ( Stoic ) a member of the ancient philosophical school of Stoicism.
■ adjective
1》 ~al.
2》 ( Stoic ) of or belonging to the Stoics or Stoicism.
Origin
ME: via L. from Gk stōïkos , from stoa (with ref. to the teaching of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno, in the Stoa Poikilē or Painted Porch, at Athens).