Diderot

[ dee-duh-roh; French deeduh-roh ]

noun

1. De·nis [d, uh, -, nee], 1713–84, French philosopher, critic, and encyclopedist.

Diderot

/ didro; ˈdiːdərəʊ /

noun

1. DiderotDenis17131784MFrenchPHILOSOPHY: philosopherWRITING: encyclopedist Denis (dəni). 1713–84, French philosopher, noted particularly for his direction (1745–72) of the great French Encyclopédie

Example Sentences

Many of them—from Denis Diderot and Lawrence Sterne to David Hume and Adam Smith—met in the Paris salon of Baron Thierry Holbach.

From The Daily Beast

According to Diderot's daughter, Mme. Vandeuil, their entire correspondence has been destroyed or lost.

From Project Gutenberg

Diderot says "Il lisait et tudiait partout, je l'ai moi-mme rencontr sur les grandes routes avec un auteur rabinnique la main."

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Naigeon is certain that it is entirely by Holbach, although it is generally held that Diderot had a hand in it.

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Among the many monuments are memorials of Corneille and Diderot, both of whom are buried here.

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Thus Diderot upheld the sentimental and emotional subject against the ftes galantes of the rococo painter.

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