abelard
əˌlɑrd; noun
Pierre 
[pee-air; French pyer] , (Peter Abelard) 1079–1142, French scholastic philosopher, teacher, and theologian. His love affair with Heloïse is one of the famous romances in history.
[pee-air; French pyer] , (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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| Peter. French name Pierre Abélard. 1079--1142, French scholastic philosopher and theologian whose works include Historia Calamitatum and Sic et Non (1121). His love for Héloïse is recorded in their correspondence | |
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