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Definition of Pangloss
1. Noun. An incurable optimist in a satire by Voltaire.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pangloss
Literary usage of Pangloss
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The world's wit and humor: an encyclopedia of the classic wit and humor of by Lionel Strachey (1906)
"... of a fresh and ruddy complexion, plump and appetizing. The baron's son appeared
in all respects worthy of his sire. The tutor pangloss was the oracle ..."
2. American Book Prices Current (1901)
"Collected from the deceased Author's MSS., with Notes, by Peter pangloss. London,
1807. 2 vols. in I, 12mo, half morocco, red edges. ..."
3. Six Months in America by Godfrey Thomas Vigne (1832)
"I also saw young Burke, as Doctor pangloss. His acting I thought admirable, and
most humourous ; and his violin playing is quite extraordinary for his age. ..."
4. A Pilgrimage in Europe and America, Leading to the Discovery of the Sources by Giacomo Costantino Beltrami (1828)
"But to repeat the burden of pangloss—" tout est pour le mieux:"—these conflagrations
destroy a number of serpents and other reptiles, which would otherwise ..."
5. The Drama; Its History, Literature and Influence on Civilization by Alfred Bates, James Penny Boyd, John Porter Lamberton, Athenian Society (London, England) (1903)
"It was in 1857, while acting at this theatre, that Jefferson made his first
decided hit, appearing as Dr. pangloss in Colman's sterling old comedy, ..."
6. Life and Art of Joseph Jefferson: Together with Some Account of His Ancestry by William Winter (1893)
"pangloss AND THE HEIR AT LAW ONE of the peculiarities of Jefferson as a comedian
is that he thinks in an original way and strikes out for himself new ..."
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