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Bossuet [baw-swe] Examples noun
- Jacques Bé·ni·gne [zhahk bey-neen-yuh] /ʒɑk beɪˈnin yə/, 1627–1704, French bishop, writer, and orator.
Examples from the Web for bossuet Historical Examples of bossuet
Bossuet may be considered as the most eminent of the former class.
Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845
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The portrait of Bossuet has everything to attract and charm.
The Best Portraits in Engraving
Charles Sumner
The magnificent design of Bossuet was magnificently accomplished.
A History of French Literature
Edward Dowden
The chief influences that reached him came from Pascal, Bossuet, and Fnelon.
A History of French Literature
Edward Dowden
He had even set his heart on rivalling Bourdaloue and Bossuet.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.
Thomas Babington Macaulay
British Dictionary definitions for bossuet Bossuet noun
- Jacques Bénigne (ʒɑk beniɲ). 1627–1704, French bishop: noted for his funeral orations