Böhme

[ bey-muh, boh-; German bœ-muh ]

/ ˈbeɪ mə, ˈboʊ-; German ˈbœ mə /

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noun

Ja·kob

[yah-kawp], /ˈyɑ kɔp/, 1575–1624, German theosophist and mystic.

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Also Behmen, Boehme, Böhm.

Words nearby Böhme

Bohemian Forest, Bohemianism, Bohemond I, Bohlen, Böhm, Böhme, Böhmerwald, Böhm flute, boho, Bohol, Bohr

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How to use Böhme in a sentence

La Bohme galante, though younger and less known artists were at its command, placed art upon her proper pedestal.
Vie de Bohme|Orlo Williams
This is a significant change of attitude from the days of la Bohme galante, which was one of the centres of Paris.
Vie de Bohme|Orlo Williams
Mrs. Fane asked if he would care to go to the Opera in the evening: and they went to Bohme.
Sinister Street, vol. 2|Compton Mackenzie
Belden walked toward the shelf where the "Scnes de la Vie de Bohme" had its place.
Cape of Storms|Percival Pollard

The rest were visitors, but they alone were the true dwellers in la Bohme galante.
Vie de Bohme|Orlo Williams

British Dictionary definitions for Böhme

Böhme

Boehme Bhm

/ (German ˈbøːmə) /

noun

Jakob (ˈjaːkɔp). 1575–1624, German mystic

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