Andrewes

[ an-drooz ]

/ ˈæn druz /

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noun

Lancelot, 1555–1626, English theologian: one of the translators of the Authorized Version of the Bible.

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How to use Andrewes in a sentence

I have discovered no helps to my own devotional life for a moment to set beside Behmen and Andrewes.
Jacob Behmen|Alexander Whyte
I much admired some daffodils, and Mr. Andrewes at once began to pick a bunch of them for me.
A Flat Iron for a Farthing|Juliana Horatia Ewing
"Oh, you must come," said Mr. Andrewes, leading me away without waiting for an answer.
A Flat Iron for a Farthing|Juliana Horatia Ewing
Mr. Andrewes said grace, though not in the words to which I was accustomed, and we sat down together, Rubens lying by my chair.
A Flat Iron for a Farthing|Juliana Horatia Ewing

Mr. Andrewes saw this, however, and wanted to fasten a table-napkin round me, to which I objected.
A Flat Iron for a Farthing|Juliana Horatia Ewing

British Dictionary definitions for Andrewes

Andrewes

/ (ˈændruːz) /

noun

Lancelot. 1555–1626, English bishop and theologian

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