de Bèze

/ (French də bɛz) /


noun
  1. Théodore (teodɔr).1519–1605, French Calvinist theologian and scholar, who lived in Switzerland. He succeeded Calvin as leader of the Swiss Protestants

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How to use de Bèze in a sentence

  • The aide-de-camp of Calvin and Theodore de Beze contrasted admirably with the son of the furrier.

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  • "I bring you a proposal from her to call a species of council," replied Theodore de Beze.

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  • De Beze had, what served him admirably, an agreeable air and manner.

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  • Theodore de Beze caught the hem of Calvin's cassock and kissed it.

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  • "I would rather have a peaceful victory, won by time and reason," said de Beze.

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