Besant

[ bez-uhnt buh-zant, older use bez-uhnt ]

noun

1. Annie (Wood), 1847–1933, English theosophist.
2. Sir Walter, 1836–1901, English novelist.

Besant

/ ˈbɛzənt; bɪˈzænt /

noun

1. BesantAnnie18471933MBritishRELIGION: theosophistWRITING: writerPOLITICS: political reformer Annie , née Wood . 1847–1933, British theosophist, writer, and political reformer in England and India

Example Sentences

Good wine needs no bush, and the bush which Mr. Besant hangs out is a very small one.

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Charles Darwin in one of his works relates a fact, which Mrs. Besant has quoted, in illustration of this.

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After a few minutes' conversation he made way for Mrs. Besant.

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According to Mrs. Besant this universal Church is simply the universal self.

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Mrs. Besant and the two daughters of Mr. Bradlaugh are always accompanying him wherever he lectures in London.

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