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Synonyms for stoa
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : stoh-uh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstoʊ ə |
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Définition of stoa
Origin :- "portico," c.1600, from Greek stoa "colonnade, corridor," from PIE *sta- "to stand" (see stet).
- As in arcade : noun covered way
- As in portico : noun porch
- The Poecile was a portico; portico in Greek is stoa, hence the name of Stoic.
- Extract from : « Initiation into Philosophy » by Emile Faguet
- "Had there been no Chrysippus, there had been no Stoa," iii, 42.
- Extract from : « De Officiis » by Marcus Tullius Cicero
- None but they mingled in the assemblages of great men at the Pnyx or the Stoa.
- Extract from : « The History of Prostitution » by William W. Sanger
- In the language of the Stoa, "Nature" was a word of many meanings.
- Extract from : « Aphorisms and Reflections from the Works of T. H. Huxley » by T. H. Huxley
- He is not to be found in the Stoa or the Grove, with official aspect, expounding a system of doctrine.
- Extract from : « Christianity and Greek Philosophy » by Benjamin Franklin Cocker
- This portico was called a stoa basilica, and the first Roman Christian churches were built on that plan.
- Extract from : « Christianity and Modern Thought » by Various
- “Had Chrysippus not been, the Stoa had not been,” was a proverbial saying which testifies to his fame.
- Extract from : « The Teaching of Epictetus » by Epictetus
- Pausanias 49 mentions such acroteria on the Stoa Basileios on the agora of Athens.
- Extract from : « The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 » by Various
- This portico became famous in Athens, and was called (Stoa)—-the Porch.
- Extract from : « Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers » by Charles Bradlaugh, A. Collins, and J. Watts
- From this Stoa the school derived its name, the students being called the Stoics.
- Extract from : « Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers » by Charles Bradlaugh, A. Collins, and J. Watts
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