stoicism
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• noun
The endurance of pain, hardship, or adversity without a display of feelings and without complaint.
"She faced the long months of physical rehabilitation with remarkable stoicism and quiet resolve."
An ancient Greek school of philosophy founded at Athens by Zeno of Citium, teaching that virtue, grounded in wisdom and reason, is the highest good and that people should remain indifferent to external pleasure or pain (usually capitalized).
"The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius recorded his personal reflections on Stoicism in a series of journals now known as the Meditations."
Word Nuance & Usage
When capitalized as 'Stoicism,' the word refers specifically to the ancient Greek and Roman school of philosophy; in lowercase, 'stoicism' refers generally to the personal trait of enduring hardship without complaint.
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the root 'Stoic,' which comes via Latin from Ancient Greek 'Stōikos,' referring to the 'Stoa Poikilē' (Painted Porch), the colonnade in Athens where the philosopher Zeno of Citium first taught around 300 BCE.