Definition of La Rochefoucauld

1. Noun. French writer of moralistic maxims (1613-1680).

Exact synonyms: Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Generic synonyms: Author, Writer

Lexicographical Neighbors of La Rochefoucauld

La.
LaPerm
LaSalle
LaTonya
LaVeyan
LaVeyan Satanism
La Crosse
La Fayette
La Fontaine
La Marseillaise
La Niña
La Paz
La Plata
La Pérouse Strait
La Rioja
La Rochefoucauld (current term)
La Rochelle
La Spezia
La Tour
La Toya
La Vergne
La Verne
La protein
Laal
Labadism
Labadist
Labadists
Laban
Laband's syndrome
Labanotation

Literary usage of La Rochefoucauld

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Nineteenth Century (1881)
"Indeed, for the most part, when people quote La Rochefoucauld, it is not because they have taken the trouble to read his little book as he issued it, ..."

2. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"To the literary critic no less than to the man of the world La Rochefoucauld ranks among the scanty number of pocket-books to be read and rc-rcad with ever ..."

3. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"La Rochefoucauld tracks out self-love in its most elusive forms and under its cunningest disguises. He lays it bare with the most piercing insight and ..."

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