savant
a person of profound or extensive learning; learned scholar.
Origin of savant
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How to use savant in a sentence
“Statesman and savants, builders and even priests are their servants,” intoned Time.
The Revolt Against the Masses and the Roots of Modern Liberalism | Fred Siegel | January 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was a descendant of the famous Abbe de Camps, so well known among bookmen and savants.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheHer salon is periodically filled with politicians, savants, great artists, and the most fashionable ladies and belles of the day.
A Fantasy of Far Japan | Baron Kencho SuyematsuI do not care if these statements are denied by Catholics, or rationalists, or progressive savants.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI | John LordThese savants of ancient Egypt, thus supported by the dynasty of the Lagides, gave the first place to the science of medicine.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine | Roswell Park
He was a contemporary of the greatest philosophers, poets, and savants of Rome during its most brilliant period.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine | Roswell Park
British Dictionary definitions for savant
/ (ˈsævənt, French savɑ̃) /
a man of great learning; sage
Origin of savant
1Derived forms of savant
- savante, fem n
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