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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kèjǐ
"他以极大的克己精神忍受了痛苦。"
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Endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint.
"He accepted his illness with remarkable stoicism."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Ancient Greek word stoa, meaning 'porch', referencing the Stoa Poikile or 'Painted Porch' in Athens where Zeno of Citium taught philosophy around 300 BCE. The suffix -ism was later added in English during the 19th century to denote the philosophical system, school of thought, and ethical doctrine.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stoicism" is said worldwide
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stoïcisme
Transliteration: stoïcisme
"Il a affronté l'épreuve avec un grand stoïcisme."
Stoizismus
Transliteration: Stoizismus
"Sie ertrug den Schmerz mit bewundernswertem Stoizismus."
stoicismo
Transliteration: stoicismo
"Accettò la notizia con un certo stoicismo."
estoicismo
Transliteration: estoicismo
"Soportó las dificultades con gran estoicismo."
estoicismo
Transliteration: estoicismo
"Ele enfrentou a tragédia com admirável estoicismo."
सहिष्णुता
Transliteration: sahishnutā
"उसने बड़े धैर्य और सहिष्णुता के साथ कठिनाइयों का सामना किया।"
克己
Transliteration: kèjǐ
"他以极大的克己精神忍受了痛苦。"
금욕주의
Transliteration: geum-yok-ju-ui
"그는 놀라운 금욕주의로 고통을 견뎌냈다."
ストア主義
Transliteration: sutoa shugi
"彼は見事なストア主義で困難に耐えた。"
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