stoicism
nounEtymology
From Latin stōicismus. By surface analysis, stoic + -ism. First attested in the 1620s.
- borrowed from stōicismus
Definitions
A school of philosophy popularized during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a…
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
A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility; impassiveness.
- Jones’ sad eyes betray a pervasive pain his purposefully spare dialogue only hints at, while the perfectly cast Brolin conveys hints of playfulness and warmth while staying true to the craggy stoicism at the character’s core.
- Although very distant from the lives of her subjects – she never went to school and had only the most fleeting experiences of being on equal terms with anyone – she grew into a much respected figure, admired for her stoicism and diligence
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Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at stoicism. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at stoicism. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
5 hops · closes at stoicism
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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