I. adjective
also tol·stoi·an ˈtȯlzˌtȯiən, ˈtäl-, ˈtōl-, -lˌst-, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Count Lev (Leo) Nikolaevich Tolstoy ( Tolstoi ) died 1910 Russ. novelist and religious philosopher + English -an
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Tolstoi or his writings
II. noun
also tolstoian “
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
: a follower of Tolstoi, his philosophy of art, or his religious and moral doctrines