Definitions for rabelaisian
ˌræb əˈleɪ zi ən, -ʒənra·belaisian

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rabelaisianadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of Francois Rabelais or his works

   "Rabelaisian characters"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rabelaisianadjective

   Pertaining to the works of Rabelais. Specifically, it means a style of satirical humour characterized by exaggerated characters and coarse jokes.

2. Etymology: Calque of rabelaisien.

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1. rabelaisian

   François Rabelais (UK: RAB-ə-lay, US: -⁠LAY, French: [fʁɑ̃swa ʁablɛ]; born between 1483 and 1494; died 1553) was a French Renaissance writer, physician, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar. He is primarily known as a writer of satire, of the grotesque, and of bawdy jokes and songs. Ecclesiastical yet anticlerical, Christian yet considered by some as a free thinker, a doctor yet having the image of a bon vivant, the multiple facets of his personality sometimes seem contradictory. Caught up in the religious and political turmoil of the Reformation, Rabelais showed himself to be both sensitive and critical towards the great questions of his time. Subsequently, the views of his life and work have evolved according to the times and currents of thought. An admirer of Erasmus, through parody and satire Rabelais fought for tolerance, peace, an evangelical faith, and a return to the knowledge of ancient Greco-Romans to dispel the "Gothic darkness" that characterized the Middle Ages. He took up the theses of Plato to counter what he regarded as the excessive Aristotelianism of medieval scholasticism. He attacked the abuses of princes and men of the Church, and opposed to them on the one hand evangelical humanist thought, and on the other hand popular culture, bawdy, "joking", marked by the taste for wine and games. Rabelais thus manifested a humble and open Christian faith, far from any ecclesiastical weight. While he shared with emergent Protestantism a critical view of scholasticism and monasticism, his views led John Calvin to attack him in 1550. Because of his literary power and historical importance, Western literary critics consider him one of the great writers of world literature and among the creators of modern European writing. His best known work is Gargantua and Pantagruel, tales with their giant characters, heroic-comic parody, epics and novels of chivalry, but which also prefigure the realist, satirical and philosophical novel, and are considered to be one of the first forms of the modern novel. His literary legacy is such that the word Rabelaisian has been coined as a descriptive inspired by his work and life. Merriam-Webster defines the word as describing someone or something that is "marked by gross robust humor, extravagance of caricature, or bold naturalism".

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1. rabelaisian

   Rabelaisian refers to the style or characteristics present in the works of François Rabelais, a French writer in the 16th century. This term is typically used to describe elements that are satirical, humorous, bawdy, vulgar, or extravagant. It is associated with an appreciation for good food, drink, and generally indulgent behavior, as well as a humanistic approach to intellectual endeavors.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rabelaisian

   rab-e-lā′zi-an, n. characteristic of Rabelais (1490-1553), broadly humorous, coarse.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rabelaisian in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

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   The numerical value of rabelaisian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rabelaisian
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rabelaisian
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabelaisian
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5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rabelaisian