Abélard
noun
Pierre Peter Abelard, 1079–1142, French scholastic philosopher, teacher, and theologian. His love affair with Heloïse is one of the famous romances in history.
Abélard
American
[ab-uh-lahrd, a -bay-lar]
/ ˈæb əˌlɑrd, a beɪˈlar /
noun
Abelard
British
/ ˈæbəˌlɑːd /
noun
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He stroked her hair, her cheeks, looking into her face as Abélard might have looked at Héloïse.
From The "Genius" by Theodore Dreiser
It would seem that in heroism at any rate Abélard was below his master.
From Science and Medieval Thought The Harveian Oration Delivered Before the Royal College of Physicians, October 18, 1900 by Sir Thomas Clifford Allbutt
A single unfortunate incident, that of Abélard and Héloïse, seems to have been sufficient to discourage efforts in the direction of opportunities for feminine education in connection with the Western universities.
From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by James Joseph Walsh
One remarkable tomb attracts us; it is that of Abélard and Héloise, upon which some hand has just placed fresh flowers.
From Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands by Maturin Murray Ballou
The abbot to whom Abélard refers so bitterly was Adam of St. Denis, who began his rule of the monastery about 1094.
From Historia Calamitatum by Peter Abelard
The Morgan family keep up the pressure on the Met, and a new investigation - Operation Abelard - begins in the summer of 2001.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2021
The new rigor of education and the expansion of cathedral schools, helped in part by the popularity of figures like Abelard, led in turn to the emergence of the first true universities.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
No question but that you'd be an exceptional Eloise, but what actor could they possibly find to match you playing Abelard??
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2017
We may not rank up there with Héloïse and Abelard, but then neither did most 12th-century correspondents.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2016
“They’re all wondering where I am, of course. Many I don’t even know are wondering. It’s certainly gotten around that Abelard Hassam di Chirico Flint, of the Mossville Flints, is missing.”
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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