stoicism

Meanings

Plural: stoicisms

Noun

• an indifference to pleasure or pain
• (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno
• A school of philosophy popularized 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.
• A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility; impassiveness.

Synonyms

stolidity, stolidness