Ab·e·lard ( b  -lärd ) also A·bé·lard (ä-b -lär), Peter or Pierre 1079-1142. French theologian, philosopher, and composer whose nominalist application of the principles of ancient Greek logic to the doctrines of the medieval Catholic Church led to charges of heresy. He had a love affair with his pupil Héloise, whom he secretly married after she bore him a child; her family was angered and had him castrated, after which he became a monk. |
Abelard [ˈæbəˌlɑːd]
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(Biographies / Abelard, Peter (1079-1142) M, French, MISC: scholar, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher, RELIGION: theologian) 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 Hëloïse is recorded in their correspondence
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| Noun | 1. |  Abelard - French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142) |
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