Fénelon

American  

[feyn^uh-lawn] / feɪnəˈlɔ̃ /

noun

1. François de Salignac de La Mothe 1651–1715, French theologian and writer.

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Fénelon British  

/ fenlɔ̃ /

noun

1. François de Salignac de La Mothe (frɑ̃swa də saliɲak də la mɔt). 1651–1715, French theologian and writer; author of Maximes des saints (1697), a defence of quietism, and Les aventures de Télémaque (1699), which was construed as criticizing the government of Louis XIV

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Fénelon

In a letter that the editors of the collection have dated to March 1915, he tells her that his close friend Bertrand de Fénelon has been killed in combat.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 2, 2014

Fénelon felt deeply for the misery of the French people; Bossuet does not appear to have troubled himself about it.

From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George

I know not whether he was right in wishing God to be loved for himself alone, but M. de Fénelon certainly deserved to be loved thus.

From A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" by Fran?ois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

Fénelon was one of the first moderns who attacked verse.

From The Literature of Ecstasy by Mordell, Albert

Fénelon turned the boy’s mind to piety, and for a time influenced him by it.

From Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands by Butterworth, Hezekiah