Meaning of Voltairean | Babel Free

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Of or pertaining to François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778; pen name "Voltaire"), French writer, essayist, and philosopher known for his wit and defence of civil liberties.

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“"What do you want? Nineteenth-century rationalism, Voltairian deism? We're living in a religious age, you know. I suppose Anglicanism might be a solution."”

“[…] the skinny boy at the next table smirked with a thin Voltairian sneer.”

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