Explore Stoicism through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Stoicism in a sentence
Stoicism meaning
- A school of philosophy popularized 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.
- A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility; impassiveness.
Synonyms of Stoicism
Using Stoicism
- The main meaning on this page is: A school of philosophy popularized 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. | A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility; impassiveness.
- Useful related words include: stolidity, stolidness, unemotionality, emotionlessness.
- In the example corpus, stoicism often appears in combinations such as: of stoicism, stoicism of, the stoicism.
Context around Stoicism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stoicism
- In this selection, "stoicism" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, esque, quiet, encouraged, particularly and propounded stand out and add context to how "stoicism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include praised the stoicism of the and a courageous stoicism in that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stoicism" sits close to words such as abattoirs, aberrant and abike, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stoicism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He later took great pride in his stoicism. (8 words)
However, the quality I am least likely to ever personify is stoicism. (12 words)
Bean radiates honor, gravitas and gentle stoicism, all of Ned Stark’s most admirable traits. (15 words)
Investors appear happy to prioritize good news over heightened risks at present, even despite disappointing earnings reports from some of the big banks last week, so keep abreast of activity in US indices for signs of further stoicism. (38 words)
Tom’s stoicism was further demonstrated when his mother (who was bashed in the migrant camp because inmates thought she was German) became ill, forcing her to farm out the five kids. (32 words)
There are moments that recall her Communion labelmate Ben Howard, on his latest album, Noonday Dream, and others that nod to the quiet stoicism of Joni Mitchell and Neil Young. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Professional cooks belong to a secret society whose ancient rituals derive from the principles of stoicism in the face of humiliation, injury, fatigue, and the threat of illness.
Looking every bit the rugged leading man at 65, Mortensen has an Eastwood-esque stoicism as Holger Olsen, the man who was burying his wife.
Costner can communicate so much with just a simple look, and he brings a stoicism to George that serves the character well.
He praised the stoicism of the public in mostly adhering to strict rules in place for the past five weeks.
Mr Gove praised the stoicism of the public in mostly adhering to strict rules in place for the past five weeks.
There are moments that recall her Communion labelmate Ben Howard, on his latest album, Noonday Dream, and others that nod to the quiet stoicism of Joni Mitchell and Neil Young.
While a fictional comedy at heart, tackles the events of the 1990 Gulf War with a heavy degree of stoicism and seriousness, especially during the second half.
However, the quality I am least likely to ever personify is stoicism.
The stoicism of World War II veterans, their reluctance to share their war stories, even with those closest to them, has long been something of a cliché.
They perceived that the culture of medical education encouraged stoicism, particularly in the clinical years, and noted that their roles were often ill-defined with unclear expectations.
Tom’s stoicism was further demonstrated when his mother (who was bashed in the migrant camp because inmates thought she was German) became ill, forcing her to farm out the five kids.
When you embark on major surgery, you learn soon enough that stoicism is not a quality the medical community especially admires.
Bean radiates honor, gravitas and gentle stoicism, all of Ned Stark’s most admirable traits.
Investors appear happy to prioritize good news over heightened risks at present, even despite disappointing earnings reports from some of the big banks last week, so keep abreast of activity in US indices for signs of further stoicism.
Some friends tell me that I display a strangely hilarious blend of sass, folksiness, and blunt stoicism.
There’s a courageous stoicism in that for sure, but in many of their writings there’s also a certain beauty.
Epicureanism is the dominant influence, characterizing about twice as many of these odes as Stoicism.
From the 3rd century BCE, Stoicism propounded as an exercise "the premeditation of evils" — concentration on worst possible outcomes.
General Nogi Maresuke ’s "Outside the Goldland fortress" was learned by generations of schoolchildren and valued for its bleak stoicism.
He later took great pride in his stoicism.
Common combinations with stoicism
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of stoicism 5×
- stoicism of 4×
- the stoicism 3×
- stoicism in 2×
- stoicism as 2×
- stoicism to 2×
- stoicism and 2×