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abelard

Ab·é·lard
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ab-uh-lahrd; French a-bey-lar]
    • /ˈæb əˌlɑrd; French a beɪˈlar/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ab-uh-lahrd; French a-bey-lar]
    • /ˈæb əˌlɑrd; French a beɪˈlar/

Definitions of abelard word

  • noun abelard Peter. French name Pierre Abélard. 1079–1142, French scholastic philosopher and theologian whose works include Historia Calamitatum and Sic et Non (1121). His love for Héloïse is recorded in their correspondence 3
  • noun abelard Pierre1079-1142; Fr. philosopher, teacher, & theologian 3
  • noun abelard Pierre [pee-air;; French pyer] /piˈɛər;; French pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (Peter Abelard) 1079–1142, French scholastic philosopher, teacher, and theologian. His love affair with Heloïse is one of the famous romances in history. 1

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abelard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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  • who was peter abelard?
  • on whose method did peter abelard base his teaching?

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