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Definition of Montesquieu
1. Noun. French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755).
Generic synonyms: Philosopher
Lexicographical Neighbors of Montesquieu
Literary usage of Montesquieu
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Besides the works which we have mentioned, and which are the most important,
Montesquieu left afew papers which he read before the Academy of Bordeaux, ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"But the more extreme reformers might ask : was it clear that Montesquieu believed
constitutional monarchy to be the ideally best form of government? ..."
3. History of Civilization in England by Henry Thomas Buckle (1866)
"In this point of view, there arc, in the works of Montesquieu, two leading
peculiarities. The first is, the complete rejection oí those personal anecdotes, ..."
4. History of Civilization in England by Henry Thomas Buckle (1895)
"The vast labours of Voltaire towards reforming the old method of writing history,
were greatly aided by those important works which Montesquieu put forward ..."
5. A History of Criticism and Literary Taste in Europe from the Earliest Texts by George Saintsbury (1902)
"It is scarcely surprising that, when we turn to the Essai sur le Goat, there is
hardly any definite reference to literature at all, and that Montesquieu is ..."
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