Bossuet

[ baw-swe ]

/ bɔˈswɛ /

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noun

Jacques Bé·ni·gne

[zhahk bey-neen-yuh], /ʒɑk beɪˈnin yə/, 1627–1704, French bishop, writer, and orator.

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How to use Bossuet in a sentence

The courtesy of the aged Bossuet, the glory of the Church of Rome, was long gratefully remembered by the young heretic.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
The portrait of Bossuet has everything to attract and charm.
The Best Portraits in Engraving|Charles Sumner
He was sedate and dignified and cheerful; though Bossuet accuses him of a surly disposition,--un genre triste, un esprit chagrin.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI|John Lord
Bossuet was followed in his campaign against the theatre by all the most eminent of the French clergy.
Queens of the French Stage|H. Noel Williams

Bossuet pronounced over the corpse his masterpiece, which is familiar to every schoolboy in France.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall|W. R. H. Trowbridge

British Dictionary definitions for Bossuet

Bossuet

/ (French bɔsɥɛ) /

noun

Jacques Bénigne (ʒɑk beniɲ). 1627–1704, French bishop: noted for his funeral orations

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