stoicism

As a noun stoicism

is a school of philosophy during the roman empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.

As nouns the difference between melancholy and stoicism

is that melancholy is black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies while stoicism is a school of philosophy during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.

As an adjective melancholy

is affected with great sadness or depression.

As a noun stoicism

is a school of philosophy during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.

As a proper noun Neoplatonism is

a school of philosophy based on the teachings of Plato and, subsequently, Plotinus; it was the foundation for paganism.

As nouns the difference between stoicism and agnostic

is that stoicism is a school of philosophy during the roman empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress while agnostic is a person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.

As an adjective agnostic is

of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.

As nouns the difference between stoicism and platonism

is that stoicism is a school of philosophy during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress while platonism is alternative case form of Platonism.

As a proper noun Platonism is

the philosophy of Plato.

As nouns the difference between penance and stoicism

is that penance is a voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act while stoicism is a school of philosophy during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.

As a verb penance

is to impose penance; to punish.

As nouns the difference between stoicism and poise

is that stoicism is a school of philosophy during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress while poise is weight; an amount of weight, the amount something weighs.

As a verb poise is

to hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.

As nouns the difference between buddhism and stoicism

is that buddhism is buddhism while stoicism is a school of philosophy during the roman empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.

As nouns the difference between abstinence and stoicism

is that abstinence is the act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite while stoicism is a school of philosophy during the roman empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.

As nouns the difference between stoicism and stoicalness

is that stoicism is a school of philosophy during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress while stoicalness is the quality of being stoical; stoicism.