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]