Stoicism

Definitions

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.
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2. A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility; impassiveness.
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Equivalents

Examples

“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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