Bede

American  

[beed] / bid /

noun

1. Saint the Venerable Bede, a.d. 673?–735, English monk, historian, and theologian: wrote earliest history of England.

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Bede British  

/ biːd /

noun

1. Latin name: Baeda.  Saint , known as the Venerable Bede . ?673–735 _ad , English monk, scholar, historian, and theologian, noted for his Latin Ecclesiastical History of the English People (731). Feast day: May 27 or 25

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Example Sentences

But evidence suggested it was the "king's village" at "Rendlaesham", referred to by Bede in his book An Ecclesiastical History of the English People.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2023

Although the academic push was important in enticing La Crescenta parents Krista and Justin Pagliuso, who enrolled their two school-age children in St. Bede from nearby high-performing public schools, community and faith were paramount.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2023

Paul Bede Johnson was born on Nov. 2, 1928, in Manchester, England, and grew up during the Great Depression.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023

The authority said the hall was "recorded in the writings of The Venerable Bede of the 8th Century".

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2022

However, unlike Bede, he lived in a Europe where Arabic numerals were common, so he started counting with zero.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife