All 3 Uses of
stoic
in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- "Skip it," said he, stoically.†
Chpt 1.1.6stoically = without displaying emotion
- "I need money," said Jehan stoically.†
Chpt 2.7.4
- The soldiers left the room with him, pushing him before them with stout thwacks, which Gringoire bore like a true stoical philosopher.
Chpt 2.10.5 *stoical = not displaying emotion
Definitions:
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(1)
(stoic) seeming unaffected by pleasure, pain, or emotions
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, a stoic can refer to a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno (known for striving to be unaffected by pleasure, pain, or emotions).