Bunyan

[ buhn-yuhn ]

noun

1. John, 1628–88, English preacher: author of The Pilgrim's Progress.
2. Paul. Paul Bunyan.

Bunyan

/ ˈbʌnjən /

noun

1. BunyanJohn16281688MEnglishRELIGION: preacherWRITING: writer John . 1628–88, English preacher and writer, noted particularly for his allegory The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)

Example Sentences

Based on his sock puppet, I expected him to be a burly bearded giant clad in plaid—basically, a Canadian Paul Bunyan.

From The Daily Beast

It is best known from its connection with the immortal dreamer, John Bunyan, whose memory it now delights to honor.

From Project Gutenberg

You are to remember besides there is that paper of mine on Bunyan in the Magazine of Art.

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But Bunyan had never been great had he been merely disagreeable.

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Bunyan had a perfect wealth of sectarian scurrility at his command.

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So much the more creditable to Bunyan the ascendancy he gained.

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