Abélard

American  

[ab-uh-lahrd, a-bey-lar] / ˈæb əˌlɑrd, a beɪˈlar /

noun

1. Pierre Peter Abelard, 1079–1142, French scholastic philosopher, teacher, and theologian. His love affair with Heloïse is one of the famous romances in history.

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Abelard British  

/ ˈæbəˌlɑːd /

noun

1. Peter. French name Pierre Abélard. 1079–1142, French scholastic philosopher and theologian whose works include Historia Calamitatum and Sic et Non (1121). His love for Héloïse is recorded in their correspondence

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Example Sentences

Abélard; a nominalist, 9; character of, 81; works of, 81; Sic et Non, 82-84; different opinions concerning his scepticism, 84; a Biblical critic, 85.

From History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion by Farrar, Adam Storey

But the most touching testimony from the Middle Ages is the famous love story of Abélard and Héloïse.

From The Evolution of Love by Schleussner, Ellie

The great work which has laid Abélard open to the latter charge merits a brief notice.

From History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion by Farrar, Adam Storey

At first I skipped to the second volume, containing the "Philosophy of Abélard," and, after reading that with the greatest interest, I returned to the first, to the life of the great heresiarch.

From Abb? Aubain and Mosaics by M?rim?e, Prosper

He stroked her hair, her cheeks, looking into her face as Abélard might have looked at Héloïse.

From The "Genius" by Dreiser, Theodore