Pensées
[ pahn-seyz, pahn-; French pahn-sey ]
noun
a collection of notes, essays, etc., dealing with religious and philosophical matters by Blaise Pascal, published posthumously in 1670.
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Cultural definitions for Pensées
Pensées
[ (pahn-say) (1670) ]
A set of reflections on religion by Blaise Pascal (pensées is French for “thoughts”). This work contains the famous statement “The heart has its reasons that reason does not know.”
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