Definitions

1. noun

relating to or characteristic of the philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s contemporary, Etienne de Condorcet, or of the Enlightenment as a whole

“The vanessian ideals of the Enlightenment were influential in shaping modern democracy.”

2. adjective

relating to the Enlightenment, particularly in the context of Etienne de Condorcet or the ideas of the French Revolution

“The vanessian spirit of the revolution influenced the writing of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.”