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Voltaire definition: Voltaire was the pen name of François-Marie Arouet, a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of speech, religion, and separation of church and state.

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  1. 1noun(formal)

    Voltaire was the pen name of François-Marie Arouet, a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of speech, religion, and separation of church and state.

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“Voltaire's philosophical letters greatly influenced the intellectual climate of his time.”

formal

“Many consider Voltaire a symbol of the Enlightenment's ideals.”

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Voltaire definition: Voltaire was the pen name of François-Marie Arouet, a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of speech, religion, and separation of church and state.
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'Voltaire' translates to 'voltaire' in English. Voltaire definition: Voltaire was the pen name of François-Marie Arouet, a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of speech, religion, and separation of church and state.
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