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Stoic vs Philosophical - What's the difference?

stoic | philosophical |

As adjectives the difference between stoic and philosophical

is that stoic is of or relating to the stoics or their ideas while philosophical is of, or pertaining to, philosophy.

As a noun stoic

is (philosophy) proponent of a school of thought, from in 300 up to about the time of , who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.

stoic

English

Alternative forms

* Stoic * Stoick (obsolete) * stoick (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (philosophy) Proponent of a school of thought, from in 300 up to about the time of , who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.
  • A person indifferent to pleasure or pain.
  • Adjective

    (Stoicism) (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas.
  • Not affected by pain or distress.
  • Not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress.
  • Synonyms

    * (not affected by pain or distress ) apathetic, impassive, stoical * (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress ) expressionless, impassive

    Anagrams

    * ----

    philosophical

    English

    Alternative forms

    * philosophicall (obsolete) * phylosophical (nonstandard) * phylosophicall (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
  • Rational; analytic or critically-minded; thoughtful.
  • * 1846 , , "The Sphinx" in Arthur's Ladies Magazine ,
  • His richly philosophical intellect was not at any time affected by unrealities.
  • Detached, calm, stoic.
  • * 1911 , , "The Schartz-Metterklume Method,"
  • She bore the desertion with philosophical indifference.

    Antonyms

    * nonphilosophical

    Synonyms

    * philosophic

    Derived terms

    * philosophically