Philosophe
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌfɪl.əˈzɒf/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Philosophe is a noun meaning Any of the leading philosophers or intellectuals of the 18th-century French Enlightenment.
Meaning
Any of the leading philosophers or intellectuals of the 18th-century French Enlightenment.
More Meanings
- (derogatory) An incompetent philosopher; a philosophaster.
Example Sentences
Dynes, good superannuated philosophe that he is, is as anti-clerical as he is "rationalist," but he surely shouldn't be taken seriously here.
Word Forms
- philosophes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include philosopher, philosophership, theophilanthropism, philosophocracy, philologue, philologian.
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