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Definition of Francois-Marie Arouet
1. Noun. French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778).
Generic synonyms: Author, Writer
Derivative terms: Voltarean, Voltarian
Lexicographical Neighbors of Francois-Marie Arouet
Literary usage of Francois-Marie Arouet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Crowned Masterpieces of Literature that Have Advanced Civilization: As by Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler (1908)
"... where, after several years of unsettled life, he purchased the estate of Ferney.
There he lived from 1758 until his death, which FRANCOIS MARIE AROUET ..."
2. Fleurs-de-lys: A Book of French Poetry Freely Tr. Into English Verse by Wilfrid Charles Thorley (1920)
"Francois-Marie Arouet DE VOLTAIRE (1694-1778) 99- TO MADAME LULLIN AND doth my
aged Muse forlorn Surprise you that she still is able, Though eighty winters ..."
3. The Ridpath Library of Universal Literature ...: A Biographical and ...by John Clark Ridpath by John Clark Ridpath (1898)
"... FRANCOIS MARIE AROUET, DE, a celebrated French wit, historian, and general
writer, born in Paris, November 21, 1694; died there, May 30, 1778. ..."
4. The Lock and Key Library: The Most Interesting Stories of All Nations by Julian Hawthorne (1909)
"... Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire Zadig the Babylonian THE BLIND OF ONE
EYE 'J'HERE lived at Babylon, in the reign of King Moab- dar, a young man named ..."
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