Associations to the word «Abelard»

Wiktionary

ABELARD, proper noun. (rare) A male given name.

Dictionary definition

ABELARD, noun. French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats