Definitions for Stoicism

Stoicism Sto·i·cism

Spelling: [stoh-uh-siz-uh m]
IPA: /ˈstoʊ əˌsɪz əm/

Stoicism is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 159 anagrams from letters in Stoicism (ciimosst).

Definitions for Stoicism

noun

  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. (lowercase) conduct conforming to the precepts of the Stoics, as repression of emotion and indifference to pleasure or pain.

Origin of Stoicism

First recorded in 1620-30; Stoic + -ism

Examples for Stoicism

Stoicism has an appeal for anyone who faces uncertainty–that is, for all of us.

He had schooled himself to a semblance of Stoicism when he reached his office.

After all, he possessed the Stoicism proper to his desperate trade.

For Democrats, election-day heavy heartedness, the loser's Stoicism, had become a way of life.

Then she found that it was only Stoicism, resignation, that they had learned.

But that was mere feeling; the Stoicism of his thought could not be disturbed by this or any other failure.

And that day all his Stoicism went down before Sidney's letter.

There are no first, second, and third prizes for Stoicism or grief.

Without overshadowing his talented counterparts, Cedar commands the stage with a meticulous mix of Stoicism and candor.

The broader point is that we need, constantly, to recalibrate our bandwidth of Stoicism.

Word Value for Stoicism
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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