Tolstoy

or Tol·stoi

[ tohl-stoi, tol-; Russian tuhl-stoi ]

noun
  1. Leo or Lev Ni·ko·la·e·vich [lev nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich; Russian lyefnyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich], /lɛv ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ əˌvɪtʃ; Russian ˈlyɛf nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/, Count, 1828–1910, Russian novelist and social critic.

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  • Tol·stoy·an, Tol·stoi·an, adjective, noun
  • Tol·stoy·ism, noun
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How to use Tolstoy in a sentence

  • May I suggest that you should be careful not to imply that Tolstoy's great Shakespearian heresy has no other support than mine.

  • The translation has been authorized by Count Tolstoy, who has specially commended it for its accuracy, simplicity, and directness.

  • You should also look up the history of the Ireland forgeries, unless, as is very probable, Tolstoy has anticipated you in this.

  • The subjects are varied, and present Tolstoy's well-known views in his always forceful manner.

  • A truer and completer picture of war than either Tolstoy or Zola.

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British Dictionary definitions for Tolstoy

Tolstoy

/ (ˈtɒlstɔɪ, Russian talˈstɔj) /


noun
  1. Leo, Russian name Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy. 1828–1910, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and philosopher; author of the two monumental novels War and Peace (1865–69) and Anna Karenina (1875–77). Following a spiritual crisis in 1879, he adopted a form of Christianity based on a doctrine of nonresistance to evil

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