Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A disciple of the philosopher Zeno; one of a Greek sect which held that men should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and should submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity, by which all things are governed. 2. (n.) Hence, a person not easily excited; an apathetic person; one who is apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain. 3. (n.) Alt. of Stoical.

Multi-Version Concordance Stoic (1 Occurrence) Acts 17:18 Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, "What does this babbler want to say?" Others said, "He seems to be advocating foreign deities," because he preached Jesus and the resurrection. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)