noun
the Encyclopedists
Refers to the contributors to the Encyclopédie edited by Diderot and d'Alembert in 18th-century France. Used in historical and philosophical contexts.
百科全書派はフランス啓蒙思想の中心的な存在だった。
The Encyclopedists were central figures of the French Enlightenment.
From 百科全書 (hyakka zensho, 'encyclopedia') + 派 (-ha, 'school, faction').