Desmond Tutu
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Desmond Tutu
C20: a pun on 2:2 and Desmond Tutu
Example Sentences
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The process is used in other countries around the world and was chosen as the cremation method of anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the 1984 winner, said becoming a Nobel laureate was a double-edged sword.
From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2023
Previous winners of the Templeton Prize include Mother Teresa of Kolkata in 1973, Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa in 2013, and conservationist Jane Goodall in 2021.
From Seattle Times • May 16, 2023
Jr. delivered his final Sunday sermon from the pulpit of Washington National Cathedral; Archbishop Desmond Tutu preached there on the first anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023
People often compared him with his fellow man of the cloth Archbishop Desmond Tutu, but of course that didn’t mean anything to me.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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