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stoicisms

stoicisms is the plural of stoicism.

Meaning of stoicism

Noun

stoicism (countable and uncountable, plural stoicisms)

  1. 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.
  2. 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.2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2013

Questions about stoicisms

What is stoicisms the plural of?
Stoicisms is the plural of stoicism.

Words near stoicisms in the dictionary

  1. stoichiometries
  2. stoichiometry
  3. stoichometric
  4. stoichometry
  5. stoicism
  6. stoicisms
  7. stoicist
  8. stoicists
  9. stoicity
  10. stoicize
  11. stoicized

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