stoicaladj.

/ˈstəʊɪkəl/

Forms: Also 1500s–1600s -all, and with capital initial.

Etymology: < Latin stōicus (see stoic n.) + -al suffix¹.

1. Of or belonging to the Stoics; characteristic of the Stoic philosophy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > [adjective] > of or belonging to Stoicism

stoical?a1475

Senecal1602

stoic1607

Zenonian1654

Zenonic1827

philosophico-juristica1866

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1872) IV. 205 This Cato was a philosophre of the stoicalle secte.

1586 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. I. 291 Standing much vpon that Stoicall opinion, that onely a wise and good man is free, and that all wicked men are bond men and slaues.

1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. ii. §10 Which consequence is unavoidable on the Stoical Hypothesis of Gods being corporeal and confined to the World.

1778 T. Reid Ess. Active Powers Man iii. iii. iii. 218 We cannot but admire the Stoical system of morals.

1869 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. European Morals I. ii. 237 The stoical system of ethics was in the highest sense a system of independent morals.

1887 J. P. Mahaffy Alexander's Empire xxvii. 253 Such was already the result of Stoical teaching on the world!

a. Of temper or disposition, or its manifestations: Conformable to the precepts of the Stoic philosophy; characterized by indifference to pleasure and pain.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [adjective] > Stoical

stoical1571

stoic1807

1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lxi. 3) A hart that is benommed with Stoicall hardnes ageinst greefs and trubbles.

1596 T. Lodge Margarite of Amer. sig. G3^v Now let each of you bethinke him of mirth not of majestie, I will haue no stoicall humor in this arbour.

1622 H. Peacham Compl. Gentleman i. 2 For hardly they are to be admitted for Noble, who..consume their light..in contemplation, and a Stoicall retirednesse.

1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber xiv. 285 My Stoical way of thinking may be no Rule, for a wiser Man's Opinion.

1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. vi. 138 He looked around him in agony, and was surprised..to see the stoical indifference of his fellow-prisoners.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. ii. 99 The English nation would have looked on with stoical resignation if pope and papacy had been wrecked together.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People viii. §10. 585 We feel his [sc. Milton's] inmost temper in the stoical self-repression which gives its dignity to his figures.

b. Of a person: Resembling a Stoic in austerity, indifference to pleasure and pain, repression of all feeling, and the like.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [adjective] > Stoical > of persons

stoical?1577

stoic1596

?1577 J. Northbrooke Spiritus est Vicarius Christi: Treat. Dicing 57 If I should vtterly deny all kinde of such playes, then shoulde I bee thought too Stoicall & precise.

1589 T. Nashe Anat. Absurditie sig. B^v Antient antiquitie was woont to bee such a stoycall obseruer of continencie, that women were not permitted so much as to kisse their Kinsmen.

1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xi. lxii. 270 Nor was he Stoicall in ought, but affable in all.

1612 J. Selden in M. Drayton Poly-olbion viii. Illustr. 132 The Scythian was..so Stoicall, as not to care for the future, hauing prouision for the present.

1631 R. Brathwait Whimzies xiii. 101 He is too Stoicall that is wholly for his Cell, and nothing for the World.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Essex 332 One saith of him that he was Stoicall, but not Cynicall, which I understand Reserv'd, but not Morose.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vii. 170 He was a different man from the reserved and stoical William whom the multitude supposed to be destitute of human feelings.

1855 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Philip II of Spain I. i. i. 7 Every one, even the most stoical, was touched by this..scene.

1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles II. xxxiii. 173 She had much questioned if they would appear at the parting moment; but there they were, stoical and staunch to the last.

Derivatives

ˈstoicalness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [noun] > Stoical character or practice

stoicity1616

stoicism1630

stoicalness1727

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [noun] > Stoicism

porch?a1425

portico1579

stoicism1626

porticusa1682

stoicalness1727

Zenonism1789

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Stoicalness, a holding the Principles of the Stoicks, that wise Men ought to be free from Passions, and that all Things were governed by Fate.

1818 in H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	stoical
释义	stoicaladj. /ˈstəʊɪkəl/ Forms: Also 1500s–1600s -all, and with capital initial. Etymology: < Latin stōicus (see stoic n.) + -al suffix¹. 1. Of or belonging to the Stoics; characteristic of the Stoic philosophy. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > [adjective] > of or belonging to Stoicism stoical?a1475 Senecal1602 stoic1607 Zenonian1654 Zenonic1827 philosophico-juristica1866 ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1872) IV. 205 This Cato was a philosophre of the stoicalle secte. 1586 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. I. 291 Standing much vpon that Stoicall opinion, that onely a wise and good man is free, and that all wicked men are bond men and slaues. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. ii. §10 Which consequence is unavoidable on the Stoical Hypothesis of Gods being corporeal and confined to the World. 1778 T. Reid Ess. Active Powers Man iii. iii. iii. 218 We cannot but admire the Stoical system of morals. 1869 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. European Morals I. ii. 237 The stoical system of ethics was in the highest sense a system of independent morals. 1887 J. P. Mahaffy Alexander's Empire xxvii. 253 Such was already the result of Stoical teaching on the world! 2. a. Of temper or disposition, or its manifestations: Conformable to the precepts of the Stoic philosophy; characterized by indifference to pleasure and pain. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [adjective] > Stoical stoical1571 stoic1807 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lxi. 3) A hart that is benommed with Stoicall hardnes ageinst greefs and trubbles. 1596 T. Lodge Margarite of Amer. sig. G3^v Now let each of you bethinke him of mirth not of majestie, I will haue no stoicall humor in this arbour. 1622 H. Peacham Compl. Gentleman i. 2 For hardly they are to be admitted for Noble, who..consume their light..in contemplation, and a Stoicall retirednesse. 1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber xiv. 285 My Stoical way of thinking may be no Rule, for a wiser Man's Opinion. 1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. vi. 138 He looked around him in agony, and was surprised..to see the stoical indifference of his fellow-prisoners. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. ii. 99 The English nation would have looked on with stoical resignation if pope and papacy had been wrecked together. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People viii. §10. 585 We feel his [sc. Milton's] inmost temper in the stoical self-repression which gives its dignity to his figures. b. Of a person: Resembling a Stoic in austerity, indifference to pleasure and pain, repression of all feeling, and the like. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [adjective] > Stoical > of persons stoical?1577 stoic1596 ?1577 J. Northbrooke Spiritus est Vicarius Christi: Treat. Dicing 57 If I should vtterly deny all kinde of such playes, then shoulde I bee thought too Stoicall & precise. 1589 T. Nashe Anat. Absurditie sig. B^v Antient antiquitie was woont to bee such a stoycall obseruer of continencie, that women were not permitted so much as to kisse their Kinsmen. 1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xi. lxii. 270 Nor was he Stoicall in ought, but affable in all. 1612 J. Selden in M. Drayton Poly-olbion viii. Illustr. 132 The Scythian was..so Stoicall, as not to care for the future, hauing prouision for the present. 1631 R. Brathwait Whimzies xiii. 101 He is too Stoicall that is wholly for his Cell, and nothing for the World. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Essex 332 One saith of him that he was Stoicall, but not Cynicall, which I understand Reserv'd, but not Morose. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vii. 170 He was a different man from the reserved and stoical William whom the multitude supposed to be destitute of human feelings. 1855 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Philip II of Spain I. i. i. 7 Every one, even the most stoical, was touched by this..scene. 1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles II. xxxiii. 173 She had much questioned if they would appear at the parting moment; but there they were, stoical and staunch to the last. Derivatives ˈstoicalness n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [noun] > Stoical character or practice stoicity1616 stoicism1630 stoicalness1727 the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [noun] > Stoicism porch?a1425 portico1579 stoicism1626 porticusa1682 stoicalness1727 Zenonism1789 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Stoicalness, a holding the Principles of the Stoicks, that wise Men ought to be free from Passions, and that all Things were governed by Fate. 1818 in H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.?a1475
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