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Proponent   /prəpˈoʊnənt/   Listen
Proponent

noun
1.
A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea.  Synonyms: advocate, advocator, exponent.






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"Proponent" Quotes from Famous Books



... Melun. He studied under Anselm of Laon and Roscellinus, his training in philosophy thereby being influenced by both realism and nominalism. His own inclination, however, was strongly towards the former, and it was as a determined proponent of realism that he began to teach in the school of the cathedral of Notre Dame, of which he was made canon in 1103. In 1108 he withdrew to the abbey of St. Victor, and subsequently became bishop of Chalons-sur-Marne. He died in 1121. As a teacher his influence was wide; he was a vigorous defender ...
— Historia Calamitatum • Peter Abelard



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