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A set of fatalistic heathen philosophers so named from the Greek word signifying porch, or portico, because Zeno its founder, more than three centuries before Christ, held his school in a porch of the city of Athens. They placed the supreme happiness of man in living agreeably to nature and reason; affecting the same stiffness, patience, apathy, austerity, and insensibility as the Pharisee, whom they much resembled. They were in great repute at Athens when Paul visited that city, Acts 17:18 .
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These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Stoics'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/s/stoics.html. 1859.
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Stoics'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/s/stoics.html. 1859.
