Abélard
3 dictionary results for: Peter Abelard
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Ab·é·lard 
[ab-uh-lahrd; Fr. a-bey-lar] Pronunciation Key
[ab-uh-lahrd; Fr. a-bey-lar] Pronunciation Key –noun
| Pierre
[pee-air; Fr. pyer] Pronunciation Key, (Peter Abelard), 1079–1142, French scholastic philosopher, teacher, and theologian. His love affair with Heloïse is one of the famous romances in history. |
Also, Abailard.
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| Ab·e·lard
(āb'ə-lärd') Pronunciation Key
French theologian, philosopher, and composer whose nominalist application of the principles of ancient Greek logic to the doctrines of the medieval Catholic Church led to charges of heresy. He had a love affair with his pupil Héloise, whom he secretly married after she bore him a child; her family was angered and had him castrated, after which he became a monk. |
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| peter abelard | |
noun | |
| French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142) [syn: Abelard] |
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