diderot
noun as in strong fondness
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Example:Diderot's contributions to the Encyclopédie played a significant role in spreading Enlightenment ideas.
Definition:a set of 35 volumes published between 1751 and 1772, among the first comprehensive works to be so styled, lacking in commercial dictionaries and encyclopedias focused on religion and mythology.
Example:Diderot was considered one of the most influential philosophers of the Enlightenment era.
Definition:a person who thinks deeply or theoretically about fundamental problems in a subject such as knowledge, truth, and the nature of the universe.
Example:While some criticized his idealism, Diderot maintained a belief in the perfectibility of society through rational means.
Definition:a person who is adventurous, optimistic, or impractical in a way that seems to lack common sense or real-world experience.
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