Tolstoy
noun
Leo or Lev Nikolaevich Count, 1828–1910, Russian novelist and social critic.
Tolstoian
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a word derived from
Tolstoy.
Example Sentences
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Though he speaks only twenty sentences in the book he is a creation of Tolstoian force.
From On the Eve by Constance Garnett
And the seemingly materialistic enthusiasm which will gradually transform our semi-bestial civilization is no less poetic or religious than any Eastern aloofness or Tolstoian simplicity.
From The Unity of Civilization by Various
But our brave Tolstoian was a “thorough,” and never wavered.
From War Inconsistent with the Religion of Jesus Christ by David Low Dodge
"I must and will stop this shocking crime," cried the Tolstoian, crimson in the face.
From The Ball and the Cross by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Thus I have always felt that brutal Imperialism and Tolstoian non-resistance were not only not opposite, but were the same thing.
From All Things Considered by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
