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STOIC

a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.

The meaning of the word stoic is a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c..

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tendto exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
irreverencelack of reverence
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
loftan upper room or floor : attic
collaborateto work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
titularhaving the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
phyluma direct line of descent within a group