stoic
/stoik/ • noun 1 a stoical person. 2 (Stoic) a member of the ancient philosophical school of Stoicism. • adjective 1 stoical. 2 (Stoic) relating to the Stoics or Stoicism. — ORIGIN Greek stoïkos, from STOA (with reference to the teaching of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno, in the Stoa Poikile or Painted Porch, at Athens).
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