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Fénelon
[ feynuh-lawn ]
noun
- Fran·çois de Sa·li·gnac de La Mothe [f, r, ah, n, -, swa, d, uh, s, a, lee-, nyak, d, uh, l, a, -, mawt], 1651–1715, French theologian and writer.
Fénelon
/ fenlɔ̃ /
noun
- FénelonFrançois de Salignac de La Mothe16511715MFrenchRELIGION: theologianWRITING: writer François de Salignac de La Mothe (frɑ̃swa də saliɲak də la mɔt). 1651–1715, French theologian and writer; author of Maximes des saints (1697), a defence of quietism, and Les aventures de Télémaque (1699), which was construed as criticizing the government of Louis XIV
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One of those persons is Archbishop Fénelon and the other is a common chambermaid.
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This would be perfectly in accord with Ramsay's point of view as set forth in his account of his conversion by Fénelon.
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But Louvois felt the impropriety as well as Fénelon, and advised the King not thus to commit himself.
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Intellectual freedom and honesty were the real reasons of the disgrace of Racine and Fénelon.
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Fénelon says, "The curiosity of children is a natural tendency, which goes in the van of instruction."
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The king was a wilful child, but it was thought that Fénelon had quite changed his character by his religious influence.
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