English noun: stoicism | |||
1. | stoicism (attribute) an indifference to pleasure or pain | ||
Synonyms | stolidity, stolidness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | emotionlessness, unemotionality | ||
2. | Stoicism (cognition) (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno | ||
Broader (hypernym) | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory | ||
Domain category | philosophy | ||