Condorcet
Ma·rie Jean An·toine Ni·co·las Ca·ri·tat [ma-reezhahnahn-twannee-kaw-lahka-ree-ta], /maˈri ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ˈtwan ni kɔˈlɑ ka riˈta/, Marquis de, 1743–94, French mathematician and philosopher.
Words Nearby Condorcet
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use Condorcet in a sentence
He received his formal education at the Lycée Condorcet (a school attended before him by Cocteau, Proust, and Valéry).
Condorcet made uncompromising criticism, and was put on the list of those to be suspected and got rid of.
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume I (of 2) | Benjamin Ellis MartinCondorcet published a vigorous pamphlet denouncing the slave holder and all his works.
Condorcet saw in this harmonious union and fine balance of qualities the secret of his unpopularity.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) | John MorleyFresnel therefore adopted the ingenious device proposed by Condorcet, that of constructing a lens of a number of distinct pieces.
Smeaton and Lighthouses | John Smeaton
The heretic Condorcet pleaded powerfully for freedom whilst Christian France was still slave-holding.
Humanity's Gain from Unbelief | Charles Bradlaugh
British Dictionary definitions for Condorcet
/ (French kɔndɔrsɛ) /
Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de. 1743–94, French philosopher and politician. His works include Sketch for a Historical Picture of the Progress of the Human Mind (1795)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse