Albertus Magnus

[ al-bur-tuhs mag-nuhs ]

/ ælˈbɜr təs ˈmæg nəs /

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noun

Saint Albert von Böllstadt; "Albert the Great"; "the Universal Doctor", 1193?–1280, German scholastic philosopher: teacher of Saint Thomas Aquinas.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Albertus Magnus

Al·ber·tist

[al-bur-tist, al-ber-], /ælˈbɜr tɪst, ˈæl bər-/, noun

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How to use Albertus Magnus in a sentence

Albertus Magnus is recorded as having made a famous androides, which is said not only to have moved, but to have spoken.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
Cousin and Charles think that Albertus Magnus is aimed at, and certainly much of what is said applies with peculiar force to him.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
Were this not so, would a man as wise and as saintly as Albertus Magnus have been taxed with magic?
Decadence and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas|Remy de Gourmont
The writings of Albertus Magnus belong, in part, to this class.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1|Henry Hallam

Gilbert had no more love for Paracelsus than for Albertus Magnus or others of the magic-mongers.
On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth|William Gilbert of Colchester

British Dictionary definitions for Albertus Magnus

Albertus Magnus

/ (ælˈbɜːtəs ˈmæɡnəs) /

noun

Saint. original name Albert, Count von Böllstadt. ?1193–1280, German scholastic philosopher; teacher of Thomas Aquinas and commentator on Aristotle. Feast day: Nov 15

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