Etymology

stoicism

sto·i·cism
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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Latin stōicismus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromstōicismus
  2. English todaystoicism

From Latin stōicismus. By surface analysis, stoic + -ism. First attested in the 1620s.

Words from the same roots

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stoicness

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