Alphonsus

/ (ælˈfɒnsəs) /

noun

a crater in the SE quadrant of the moon, about 112 km in diameter, in which volcanic activity may have occurred

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.

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Example sentences from the Web for alphonsus

Sister Alphonsus, always solicitous for the comfort of others, overtaxed her limited strength.
History of Linn County Iowa|Luther A. Brewer
Alphonsus is a history proper—a dramatized chronicle or narrative of warlike events.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5|Various
Its neighbor toward the south, Alphonsus, is eighty-three miles across.
Pleasures of the telescope|Garrett Serviss
Even the marriage of Alphonsus with Iphigenia fails to enliven the style of the poet.
The Critics Versus Shakspere|Francis A. Smith

It is reported of Alphonsus, king of Arragon, that he read the Bible fourteen times with glosses thereupon.
The Covenants And The Covenanters|Various

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