Bayle

[beyl]

noun

Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/, 1647–1706, French philosopher and critic.

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Historical Examples of bayle

He had studied the philosophical works of Spinoza and Bayle.
History of the Moravian Church
J. E. Hutton
We are reminded here of the magic mirror mentioned by Bayle.
Moon Lore
Timothy Harley
Bayle's portrait does not resemble him, as one of his friends writes.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)
Isaac D'Israeli
Few philosophers were more deserving of the title than, Bayle.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)
Isaac D'Israeli
It was in Holland that Bayle published his famous Dictionary.
Old and New Paris, v. 2
Henry Sutherland Edwards

British Dictionary definitions for bayle

Bayle

noun

Pierre (pjɛr). 1647–1706, French philosopher and critic, noted for his Dictionnaire historique et critique (1697), which profoundly influenced Voltaire and the French Encyclopedists

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