Definition of Locke

1. Noun. English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704).

Exact synonyms: John Locke
Generic synonyms: Philosopher

Definition of Locke

1. Proper noun. (surname English A=An) ¹

2. Proper noun. (w John Locke) (1632 – 1704); an influential English philosopher of the Enlightenment and social contract theorist. ¹

3. Noun. (archaic spelling of lock) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Locke

1. Frank S., British physiologist, 1871-1949. See: Locke's solutions, Locke-Ringer solution. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Locke

Lobularia
Lobularia maritima
Loc.
Local Bubble
Local Fluff
Local Group
Local Supercluster
Loch Achray
Loch Linnhe
Loch Lomond
Loch Ness
Loch Ness monster
Lochaber ax
Lochaber axe
Lochaber axes
Locke (current term)
Locke's solutions
Locke-Ringer solution
Lockean
Lockeans
Lockerbie
Lockwood's ligament
Locrian
Locrian mode
Locusta migratoria
Locustidae
Lode Star
Lodebar
Lodi
Lodine

Literary usage of Locke

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Philosophy by Alfred Weber (1904)
"John Locke THE author of the work criticised by Leibniz, JOHN LocKE,1 was.born at Wrington in Somersetshire. A fellow-countryman of Occam and the two Bacons ..."

2. History of Philosophy by Alfred Weber (1896)
"B., Isfl-J; Marion, J. Locke, Paris, 1893. See also T. H Green's Introduction to Hume and the works pertaining to both Locke and Leibniz, mentioned under ..."

3. The History of England from the Accession of James II. by Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1849)
"John Locke hated tyranny and persecution as a philosopher ; but his ... Locke had, at Oxford, abstained from expressing any opinion on the politics of the ..."

4. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1909)
"Locke also represents a reaction from the extravagant use of the Bible in ... The great tenet of religious toleration was put by Locke on many grounds and ..."

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