philosophes

Variant of philosophe

philosophe definition

phi·lo·sophe (fē lō̂ zō̂f′)

noun pl. philosophes -·sophes′ (-zō̂f′)

Etymology: Fr

a French intellectual and writer of the Enlightenment

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Philosophes means an educated person who uses reason to study life

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