Voltaire

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vol-TAIR'voll-TAIR'2 syllables

🇫🇷French

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MEANING

A pen name used by François-Marie Arouet

ORIGIN

French

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from an anagram of Arouet and possibly a nod to 'volontaire' meaning 'willful' or 'determined'

CULTURAL NOTES

Voltaire is renowned for his wit, critique of the Catholic Church, and advocacy for freedom of speech, separation of church and state, and civil liberties.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Used as a pseudonym by the Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778).

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