Fran·çois de Sa·li·gnac de La Mothe /frɑ̃ˈswa də sa liˈnyak də la ˈmɔt/Show Spelled[frahn-swa duh sa lee-nyak duh lamawt]Show IPA, 1651–1715, French theologian and 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