stoic indifference to pain

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• stoic — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin stoicus, from Greek stōïkos, literally, of the portico, from Stoa (Poikilē) the Painted Portico, portico at Athens where Zeno taught Date: 14th century 1. capitalized a member of a school of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Pain — This article is about physical pain. For pain in the broader sense, see Suffering. For other uses, see Pain (disambiguation). Pain A sports player in pain. ICD 10 R52 …   Wikipedia

• stoic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. stoical; self controlled, impassive, unfeeling; long suffering, ascetic. See inexcitability, resignation. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [STOH ik] showing indifference toward… …   English dictionary for students

• Stoic — Sto ic, Stoical Sto ic*al, a. [L. stoicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. sto[ i]que. See {Stoic}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Stoics; resembling the Stoics or their doctrines. [1913 Webster] 2. Not affected by passion; manifesting indifference to pleasure or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• stoic — [16] The Greek philosopher Zeno (c. 334– c. 262 BC), who taught that only virtue is necessarily good, and that pleasure and pain are matters of indifference, is reputed to have lectured to his followers and students in a porch or portico in… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• stoic — [16] The Greek philosopher Zeno (c. 334– c. 262 BC), who taught that only virtue is necessarily good, and that pleasure and pain are matters of indifference, is reputed to have lectured to his followers and students in a porch or portico in… …   Word origins

• Zeno of Citium — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = Ancient philosophy color = #B0C4DE image size = 200px image caption = Zeno of Citium name = Zeno of Citium birth = c. 334 BC, Citium, Cyprus death = c. 262 BC, Athens school tradition =… …   Wikipedia

• Stoical — Stoic Sto ic, Stoical Sto ic*al, a. [L. stoicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. sto[ i]que. See {Stoic}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Stoics; resembling the Stoics or their doctrines. [1913 Webster] 2. Not affected by passion; manifesting indifference to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stoically — Stoic Sto ic, Stoical Sto ic*al, a. [L. stoicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. sto[ i]que. See {Stoic}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Stoics; resembling the Stoics or their doctrines. [1913 Webster] 2. Not affected by passion; manifesting indifference to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stoicalness — Stoic Sto ic, Stoical Sto ic*al, a. [L. stoicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. sto[ i]que. See {Stoic}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Stoics; resembling the Stoics or their doctrines. [1913 Webster] 2. Not affected by passion; manifesting indifference to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stoicism — /stoh euh siz euhm/, n. 1. a systematic philosophy, dating from around 300 B.C., that held the principles of logical thought to reflect a cosmic reason instantiated in nature. 2. (l.c.) conduct conforming to the precepts of the Stoics, as… …   Universalium