Stoicism \Sto"i*cism\, n. [Cf. F. sto["i]cisme.] 1. The opinions and maxims of the Stoics. 2. A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility; impassiveness.
stoicism n 1: an indifference to pleasure or pain [syn: {stolidity}, {stolidness}] 2: (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno