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  • 1MAN, THE NATURE OF — IN THE BIBLE Names of Man The idea of man is expressed in the Bible by a number of words that reflect various aspects of his nature. The following are the most important. ʾADAM: collective, men, human beings, also (in prose, with the article)… …

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  • 2Stoic Passions — refers to various forms of emotional suffering in Stoicism, a school of Hellenistic philosophy.Primary PassionsThe Stoics named four primary passions. In On Passions , Andronicus reported the Stoic definitions of these passions (trans. Long… …

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  • 3Stoic — Sto ic, n. [L. stoicus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, adj., literally, of or pertaining to a colonnade, from ? a roofed colonnade, a porch, especially, a porch in Athens where Zeno and his successors taught.] 1. A disciple of the philosopher Zeno; one of a Greek …

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  • 4Stoic — [stō′ik] n. [ME Stoycis (pl.) < L stoicus < Gr stōikos < stoa, porch, colonnade (see STOA): because Zeno taught under a colonnade at Athens] 1. a member of a Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno about 308 B.C., holding that all… …

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  • 5Man with No Name — For other uses, see Man with No Name (disambiguation). Man with no name (Italian: Uomo senza nome) Dollars Trilogy character …

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  • 6stoic — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin stoicus, from Greek stōïkos, literally, of the portico, from Stoa (Poikilē) the Painted Portico, portico at Athens where Zeno taught Date: 14th century 1. capitalized a member of a school of… …

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  • 7Stoic — Sto·ic || stəʊɪk n. member of the stoic school of philosophy (philosophy maintaining that a wise man should be free from passion) …

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  • 8Categories (Stoic) — The term Stoic Categories refers to Stoic ideas regarding Categories: the most fundamental classes of being for all things. The Stoics believed there were four categories (substance, quality, disposition, relative dispostion) which were the… …

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  • 9Stoics and Stoic Philosophy — • The Stoic School was founded in 322 B.C. by Zeno of Cittium and existed until the closing of the Athenian schools (A.D. 429) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Stoics and Stoic Philosophy     Stoics amd Stoic P …

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