A PHILOSOPHICAL DICTIONARY

By Voltaire

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ

A A. A, B, C, OR ALPHABET. ABBÉ. ABBEY—ABBOT. ABLE—ABILITY. ABRAHAM. ABUSE. ABUSE OF WORDS. ACADEMY. ADAM. ADORATION. ADULTERY. AFFIRMATION OR OATH. AGAR, OR HAGAR. ALCHEMY. ALKORAN; ALEXANDER. ALEXANDRIA. ALGIERS. ALLEGORIES. ALMANAC. ALTARS, TEMPLES, RITES, SACRIFICES, ETC. AMAZONS. AMBIGUITY—EQUIVOCATION. AMERICA. AMPLIFICATION. ANCIENTS AND MODERNS. ANECDOTES. ANGELS. ANNALS. ANNATS. ANTHROPOMORPHITES. ANTI-LUCRETIUS. ANTIQUITY. APIS. APOCALYPSE. ANTI-TRINITARIANS. APOCRYPHA—APOCRYPHAL. APOSTATE. APOSTLES. APPARITION. APPEARANCE. APROPOS. ARABS; ARARAT. ARIANISM. ARISTEAS. ARISTOTLE. ARMS—ARMIES. AROT AND MAROT. ART OF POETRY. ARTS—FINE ARTS. ASMODEUS. ASPHALTUS. ASS. ASSASSIN—ASSASSINATION. ASTROLOGY. ASTRONOMY, ATHEISM. ATHEIST. ATOMS. AVARICE. AUGURY. AUGUSTINE. AUGUSTUS (OCTAVIUS). AVIGNON. AUSTERITIES. AUTHORS. AUTHORITY. AXIS. B BABEL. BACCHUS. BACON (ROGER). BANISHMENT. BAPTISM. BARUCH, OR BARAK, AND DEBORAH; BATTALION. BAYLE. BDELLIUM. BEARD. BEASTS. BEAUTIFUL (THE). BEES. BEGGAR—MENDICANT BEKKER, BELIEF. BETHSHEMESH. BILHAH—BASTARDS BISHOP. BLASPHEMY. BODY. BOOKS. BOURGES. BRACHMANS—BRAHMINS. BREAD-TREE. BUFFOONERY—BURLESQUE—LOW COMEDY. BULGARIANS. BULL. BULL (PAPAL). C CÆSAR. CALENDS. CANNIBALS. CASTING (IN METAL). CATO. CELTS. CEREMONIES—TITLES—PRECEDENCE. CERTAIN—CERTAINTY. CHAIN OF CREATED BEINGS. CHAIN OR GENERATION OF EVENTS. CHANGES THAT OCCURRED IN THE GLOBE. CHARACTER. CHARITY. CHARLES IX. CHINA. CHRISTIANITY. CHRISTMAS. CHRONOLOGY. CHURCH. CHURCH OF ENGLAND. CHURCH PROPERTY. CICERO. CIRCUMCISION. CLERK—CLERGY. CLIMATE. COHERENCE—COHESION—ADHESION. COMMERCE. COMMON SENSE. CONFESSION. CONFISCATION. CONSCIENCE. CONSEQUENCE. CONSTANTINE. CONTRADICTIONS. CONTRAST. CONVULSIONARIES. CORN. COUNCILS. COUNTRY. CRIMES OR OFFENCES. CRIMINAL. CROMWELL. CUISSAGE. CURATE (OF THE COUNTRY). CURIOSITY. CUSTOMS—USAGES. CYRUS. D DANTE. DAVID. DECRETALS. DELUGE (UNIVERSAL). DEMOCRACY. DEMONIACS. DESTINY. DEVOTEE. DIAL. DICTIONARY. DIOCLETIAN. DIONYSIUS, ST. (THE AREOPAGITE), DIODORUS OF SICILY, AND HERODOTUS. DIRECTOR. DISPUTES. DISTANCE. DIVINITY OF JESUS. DIVORCE. DOG. DOGMAS. DONATIONS. DRINKING HEALTHS. THE DRUIDS. E EASE. ECLIPSE. ECONOMY (RURAL). ECONOMY OF SPEECH— ELEGANCE. ELIAS OR ELIJAH, AND ENOCH. ELOQUENCE. EMBLEMS. ENCHANTMENT. END OF THE WORLD. ENTHUSIASM. ENVY. EPIC POETRY. EPIPHANY. EQUALITY. ESSENIANS. ETERNITY. EUCHARIST. EXECUTION. EXECUTIONER. EXPIATION. EXTREME. EZEKIEL. FABLE. FACTION. FACULTY. FAITH. FALSITY. FALSITY OF HUMAN VIRTUES. F FANATICISM. FANCY. FASTI. FATHERS—MOTHERS—CHILDREN. FAVOR. FAVORITE. FEASTS. FERRARA. FEVER. FICTION. FIERTÉ. FIGURE. FIGURED—FIGURATIVE. FIGURE IN THEOLOGY. FINAL CAUSES. FINESSE, FINENESS, ETC. FIRE. FIRMNESS. FLATTERY. FORCE (PHYSICAL). FORCE—STRENGTH. FRANCHISE. FRANCIS XAVIER. FRANKS—FRANCE—FRENCH FRAUD. FREE-WILL. FRENCH LANGUAGE. FRIENDSHIP. FRIVOLITY. G GALLANT. GARGANTUA. GAZETTE. GENEALOGY. GENESIS. GENII. GENIUS. GEOGRAPHY. GLORY—GLORIOUS. GOAT—SORCERY. GOD—GODS. GOOD—THE SOVEREIGN GOOD, A CHIMERA. GOOD. GOSPEL. GOVERNMENT. GOURD OR CALABASH. GRACE. GRACE (OF). GRAVE—GRAVITY. GREAT—GREATNESS. GREEK. GUARANTEE. GREGORY VII. H HAPPY—HAPPILY. HEAVEN (CIEL MATÉRIEL). HEAVEN OF THE ANCIENTS. HELL. HELL (DESCENT INTO). HERESY. HERMES. HISTORIOGRAPHER. HISTORY. HONOR. HUMILITY. HYPATIA. I IDEA. IDENTITY. IDOL—IDOLATER—IDOLATRY. IGNATIUS LOYOLA. IGNORANCE. IMAGINATION. IMPIOUS. IMPOST. IMPOTENCE. INALIENATION—INALIENABLE. INCEST. INCUBUS. INFINITY. INFLUENCE. INITIATION. INNOCENTS. INQUISITION. INSTINCT. INTEREST. INTOLERANCE. INUNDATION. J JEHOVAH. JEPHTHAH. JESUITS; OR PRIDE. JEWS. JOB. JOSEPH. JUDÆA. JULIAN. JUST AND UNJUST. JUSTICE. K KING. KISS. L LAUGHTER. LAW (NATURAL). LAW (SALIC). LAW (CIVIL AND ECCLESIASTICAL). LAWS. LAWS (SPIRIT OF). LENT. LEPROSY, ETC. LETTERS (MEN OF). LIBEL. LIBERTY. LIBERTY OF OPINION. LIBERTY OF THE PRESS. LIFE. LOVE. LOVE OF GOD. LOVE (SOCRATIC LOVE). LUXURY. M MADNESS. MAGIC. MALADY—MEDICINE. MAN. MARRIAGE. MARY MAGDALEN. MARTYRS. MASS. MASSACRES. MASTER. MATTER. MEETINGS (PUBLIC). MESSIAH. METAMORPHOSIS. METAPHYSICS. MIND (LIMITS OF THE HUMAN). MIRACLES. MISSION. MONEY. MONSTERS. MORALITY. MOSES. MOTION. MOUNTAIN. N NAIL. NATURE. NECESSARY—NECESSITY. NEW—NOVELTIES. NUDITY. NUMBER. NUMBERING. O OCCULT QUALITIES. OFFENCES (LOCAL). ONAN. OPINION. OPTIMISM. ORACLES. ORDEAL. ORDINATION. ORIGINAL SIN. OVID. P PARADISE. PASSIONS. PAUL PERSECUTION. PETER (SAINT). PETER THE GREAT AND J.J. ROUSSEAU. PHILOSOPHER. PHILOSOPHY. PHYSICIANS. PIRATES OR BUCCANEERS. PLAGIARISM. PLATO. POETS. POISONINGS. POLICY. POLYPUS. POLYTHEISM. POPERY. POPULATION. POSSESSED. POST. POWER—OMNIPOTENCE. POWER. PRAYER (PUBLIC), THANKSGIVING, ETC. PREJUDICE. PRESBYTERIAN. PRETENTIONS PRIDE. PRIESTS. PRIESTS OF THE PAGANS. PRIOR, BUTLER, AND SWIFT. PRIVILEGE—PRIVILEGED CASES PROPERTY. PROPHECIES. PROPHETS. PROVIDENCE. PURGATORY. Q QUACK (OR CHARLATAN). R RAVAILLAC. REASONABLE, OR RIGHT. RELICS. RELIGION. RHYME. RESURRECTION. RIGHTS. RIVERS. ROADS. ROD. ROME (COURT OF). S SAMOTHRACE. SAMSON. SATURN'S RING. SCANDAL. SCHISM. SCROFULA. SECT. SELF-LOVE. SENSATION. SENTENCES (REMARKABLE). SENTENCES OF DEATH. SERPENTS. SHEKEL. SIBYL. SINGING. SLAVES. SLEEPERS (THE SEVEN). SLOW BELLIES (VENTRES PARESSEUX). SOCIETY OF LONDON, AND ACADEMIES. SOCRATES. SOLOMON. SOMNAMBULISTS AND DREAMERS. SOPHIST. SOUL. SPACE. STAGE (POLICE OF THE). STATES—GOVERNMENTS. STATES-GENERAL. STYLE. SUPERSTITION. SYMBOL, OR CREDO. SYSTEM. T TABOR, OR THABOR. TALISMAN. TARTUFFE—TARTUFERIE. TASTE. TAUROBOLIUM. TAX—FEE. TEARS. TERELAS. TESTES. THEISM. THEIST. THEOCRACY. THEODOSIUS. THEOLOGIAN. THUNDER. TOLERATION. TOPHET. TORTURE. TRANSUBSTANTIATION. TRINITY. TRUTH. TYRANNY. TYRANT. U UNIVERSITY. USAGES. V VAMPIRES. VELETRI, VENALITY. VENICE. VERSE. VIANDS. VIRTUE. VISION. VISION OF CONSTANTINE. VOWS. VOYAGE OF ST. PETER TO ROME. W WALLER. WAR. WEAKNESS ON BOTH SIDES. WHYS (THE). WICKED. WILL. WIT, SPIRIT, INTELLECT. WOMEN. X, Y, Z XENOPHANES. XENOPHON, YVETOT. ZEAL. ZOROASTER. DECLARATION INQUIRERS, AND DOUBTERS,

LIST OF PLATES VOLTAIRE AT THE AGE OF THIRTY—Frontispiece MAHOMET LOUIS AND MDLLE. DE LA VALLIÈRE ANCIENT GREECE THE BASTILLE—Frontispiece A TYPE OF BEAUTY AN ASTROLOGER ALEXANDER'S TRIUMPH VOLTAIRE'S RECEPTION OF MADAME D'ÉPINAY AT LES DÉLICES— THE DEATH OF COLIGNY CATHERINE II. OF RUSSIA THE ALMONER AND THE ANABAPTIST VOLTAIRE'S ARREST AT FRANKFORT Frontispiece OLIVER CROMWELL TIME MAKES TRUTH TRIUMPHANT FRANCIS I. AND HIS SISTER SANS SOUCI Frontispiece A LAND STORM THE TEMPTATION OF ADAM DESCARTES VOLTAIRE'S HOME IN GENEVA—Frontispiece THE ACROPOLIS AT ATHENS THE DUKE OF SULLY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INQUISITION IN PORTUGAL OLD ROUEN—frontispiece MONTESQUIEU THE DREAM OF HUMAN LIFE ANCIENT ROME ALLEGORICAL BUST OF VOLTAIRE—frontispiece THE INITIATE BANISHING THE PRIEST JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU JOHN CALVIN VOLTAIRE: THE HOUDON BUST—Frontispiece GENIUS INSPIRING THE MUSES SAMSON DESTROYING THE TEMPLE JOHN LOCKE VOLTAIRE'S REMAINS ON THE BASTILLE—Frontispiece THE DEATH OF SOCRATES THE VISION PIERRE CORNEILLE