Héloïse

[ el-oh-eez; French ey-law-eez ]

noun

1101?–64, French abbess: pupil of and secretly married to Pierre Abélard.: Compare Abélard.
a female given name, French form of Eloise or Louise.

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How to use Héloïse in a sentence

Heloise, abbess of the Paraclete, died; celebrated as the mistress of Abelard, and for her learning.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsell
In 1845, this man, who had been a model husband and who made a great pretence of religion maintained Heloise Brisetout.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
In the rue Richelieu period he was the lover of Heloise Brisetout.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
In 1838 he attended the house-warming of Heloise Brisetout in rue Chauchat.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
Unwilling that this be known lest the knowledge hurt her lover, Heloise strenuously denied the truth.
The love letters of Abelard and Heloise | Peter Abelard

British Dictionary definitions for Héloïse

Héloïse

/ (ˈɛləʊˌiːz, French elɔiz) /

noun

?1101–64, pupil, mistress, and wife of Abelard

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