Voltaire

Definition: Voltaire

Voltaire

Noun

1. French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778).

Date "Voltaire" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1762. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Biographical Satire	VOLTAIRE, a Frenchman who went around with a bad taste in his mouth. Source: Who was Who: 5000BC - 1914.
Literature	Voltaire His proper name was Francois Marie Arouet. The word Voltaire is simply an anagram of Arouet L. I. (le jeune). Thus have we Stella, Astrophel (q.v.), Vanessa and Cadenus (q.v.), and a host of other names in anagrams. Voltaire, the infidel, built the church at Ferney, which has this inscription: "Deo erexit Voltaire." Cowper alludes to this anomaly in the following lines: "Nor he who, for the bane of thousands born, Built God a church, and laughed His Word to scron." Voltaire. Dr. Young said of him- Thou art so witty, profligate and thin, Thou seemst a Milton, with his Death and Sin." An excellent comparison between Voltaire and Gibbon is given by Byron in Childe $$$, canto iii. 106, 107. The German Voltaire. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1838). Christoph Martin Wieland (1733-1813). The Polish Voltaire. Ignatius Krasicki (1774-1801). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Synonyms: Voltaire

Synonyms: Arouet (n), Francois-Marie Arouet (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Voltaire

English words defined with "Voltaire": Pangloss ♦ The Encyclopedists ♦ Voltairean, Voltairism, Voltarean, Voltarian. (references)

Specialty definitions using "Voltaire": Apostles, where buried ♦ Dictator of Letters ♦ Philoxenos of Cythera ♦ robber ♦ Solon of Parnassus ♦ VOLTAIRE. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Voltaire" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

German (Voltaire).

Domain	Usage
Clever	My life is a battle. (references; author: Voltaire) Men argue, nature acts. (references; author: Voltaire) A witty saying proves nothing. (references; author: Voltaire) The superfluous is very necessary. (references; author: Voltaire) Work is often the father of pleasure. (references; author: Voltaire)
Movie/TV Titles	Voltaire (1933) La Faute � Voltaire (2000) Voltaire (1978)
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Domain	Title
Books	Age of Voltaire (reference) Voltaire in Love (reference) Voltaire Six: The Top Tigers (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Cabaret Voltaire Presents (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Voltaire, bust portrait, facing left.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Quotation
Voltaire	My life is a battle.
	Men argue, nature acts.
	A witty saying proves nothing.
	The superfluous is very necessary.
	Work is often the father of pleasure.
	Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
	Every style that is not boring is a good one.
	It requires ages to destroy a popular opinion.
	Originality is nothing but judicious plagiarism.
	Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Human Rights	Haiti	In early July, Auguste had accused Health Minister Henri-Claude Voltaire of corruption. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	ROBBER, n. A candid man of affairs. It is related of Voltaire that one night he and some traveling companion lodged at a wayside inn. The surroundings were suggestive, and after supper they agreed to tell robber stories in turn. "Once there was a Farmer-General of the Revenues." Saying nothing more, he was encouraged to continue. "That," he said, "is the story."
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"Voltaire" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Voltaire" is used about 107 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	100%	107	31,463

The following table summarizes the usage of "Voltaire" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Voltaire	Last name	130	59,304
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

1. Voltaire, ND (city, FIPS 82380)
Location: 48.01927 N, 100.84390 W
Population (1990): 63 (26 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Voltaire

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Modern Translations: Voltaire

Language		Translations for "Voltaire"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Czech		Francouzský Básník. (various references)

German		Voltaire. (various references)

Pig Latin		oltairevay

Serbo-Croatian		volter. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Voltaire

Misspellings
	"Voltaire" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: voltair. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Voltaire

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