Bossuet

[ baw-swe ]

/ bɔˈswɛ /

noun

Jacques Bé·ni·gne

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

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Examples from the Web for bossuet

From Bossuet to Pascal is to pass from the solemn splendour of the church to the chill of the crypt.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol 2 of 3)|John Morley
But French literature was certainly the gainer by the appointment of Bossuet to the post of tutor to the Prince.
Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol. 5|Various
He had as little sympathy with liberty as Plato or as Bossuet, and less than the eighteenth century philosophers.
The Idea of Progress|J. B. Bury
Not that Bossuet literally supposed that the last word of political wisdom had been said by the Old Testament.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various

A similar stand was taken later by Bossuet, who excuses Ruysbroeck but condemns his manner of expression.
A Mediaeval Mystic|Vincent Scully

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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