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Pangloss   /pˈænglˌɑs/  /pˈæŋglˌɑs/   Listen
Pangloss

noun
1.
An incurable optimist in a satire by Voltaire.





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"Pangloss" Quotes from Famous Books



... answered. "It should be black bombazeen ..." I proved to her that not only "Deborah Dowlas," but all the rest of the dramatis personae ought to be in mourning ... The three "Dowlases" as relatives of the deceased Lord Duberly; "Henry Morland" as the heir-at-law; "Dr. Pangloss" as a clergyman, "Caroline Dormer" for the loss of her father, and "Kenrick" as a servant ...
— Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 - A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook • The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
... Mr. Justice Pangloss, the eminent Chancery Judge, take his seat in the Bail Court. He was an immense case lawyer. He knew cases that had been tried in the reigns of the Edwards and Henries. A pig case could not, ...
— The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit • Richard Harris


Words linked to "Pangloss" :   character, fictitious character, fictional character


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