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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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
Though he speaks only twenty sentences in the book he is a creation of Tolstoian force.
From On the Eve by Constance Garnett
He and his sister have both been touched a good deal by Tolstoian doctrine.
From A Rock in the Baltic by Robert Barr
It will be seen that I imply a disagreement with the Tolstoian conception of reform; in so far as that involves a neglect of food and clothing and generally of what are called material goods.
From The Unity of Civilization by Various
Our Tolstoian moods were not for dances, you may be sure!
From Penguin Persons & Peppermints by Walter Prichard Eaton
