Hume

American  

[hyoom, yoom] / hyum, yum /

noun

1. David, 1711–76, Scottish philosopher and historian.

2. John, 1937–2020, Northern Ireland politician: Nobel Peace Prize 1998.

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Hume British  

/ hjuːm /

noun

1. ( George ) Basil. 1923–99, English Roman Catholic Benedictine monk and cardinal; archbishop of Westminster (1976–99)

2. David. 1711–76, Scottish empiricist philosopher, economist, and historian, whose sceptic philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses. His works include A Treatise of Human Nature (1740), An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals (1751), Political Discourses (1752), and History of England (1754–62)

3. John. born 1937, Northern Ireland politician; leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) (1979–2001). Nobel peace prize jointly with David Trimble in 1998

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Other Word Forms

• Humism noun

Example Sentences

Former This Morning presenter Willoughby said she was "so sorry...sending love", while ex-Saturdays singer and presenter Rochelle Humes wrote: "I love you my darling and I'm so sorry. We are all here."

From BBC

He won a leadership ballot 34 to 17, with Senator Jane Hume elected as his deputy.

From BBC

In a social media post he said his election on Friday was "an immense honour" and that he looked forward to working with new deputy leader Jane Hume.

From BBC

She discovered the philosopher David Hume, intrigued by his “problem of induction,” which challenged the logic of the idea that something will happen again, like the sun rising, because it did so in the past.

From The Wall Street Journal

"SO happy for you," wrote TV presenter Rochelle Humes, describing it as "gorgeous news".

From BBC