Keble

[ kee-buhl ]

noun

1. John, 1792–1866, English clergyman and poet.

Keble

/ ˈkiːbəl /

noun

1. KebleJohn17921866MEnglishRELIGION: clergyman John. 1792–1866, English clergyman. His sermon on national apostasy (1833) is considered to have inspired the Oxford Movement

Example Sentences

I have just bought Mr. Keble's "Christian Year," a volume of sweet poetry that perhaps you know.

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His words are remarkable: "We do not now sit here to take our rules of evidence from Siderfin and Keble."

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Keble desired an England "more superstitious, more bigoted, more gloomy, more fierce in its religion."

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The above sentence refers to the paralytic attack Mr. Keble had on November 30, 1864.

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John Keble: rather presumptuous to give such a name, but I thought he would not have been named here by it for many hours.

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