stoicism
stoi·cism
noun
1.
an indifference to pleasure or pain
2.
(philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno
Origin
From Latin stōicismus. By surface analysis, stoic + -ism. First attested in the 1620s.
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