Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,920,616,192 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Stoic

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Acronyms, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Stoic
a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium, the Greek philosopher (?336--?264 bc), holding that virtue and happiness can be attained only by submission to destiny and the natural law
STOIC - STring Oriented Interactive Compiler
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in classic literature?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
In the affair of love, which, out of strict conformity with the Stoic philosophy, we shall here treat as a disease, this proneness to relapse is no less conspicuous.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
The men, pitching forward insanely, had burst into cheerings, moblike and barbaric, but tuned in strange keys that can arouse the dullard and the stoic.
The Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Stephen View in context
He had read somewhere that every man was born a Platonist, an Aristotelian, a Stoic, or an Epicurean; and the history of George Henry Lewes (besides telling you that philosophy was all moonshine) was there to show that the thought of each philospher was inseparably connected with the man he was.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.