Casaubon

American  

[kuh-saw-buhn, ka-zoh-bawn] / kəˈsɔ bən, ka zoʊˈbɔ̃ /

noun

1. Isaac 1559–1614, French classical scholar.

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Casaubon British  

/ kəˈsɔːbən, kazobɔ̃ /

noun

1. Isaac (izaak). 1559–1614, French Protestant theologian and classical scholar

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Example Sentences

The irony here checks out: Casaubon, not unlike so many of Franzen’s male characters, is self-righteous, pompous, largely ineffectual.

From Los Angeles Times

The title of the trilogy, “A Key to All Mythologies,” is also the name of Rev. Casaubon’s uncompleted work of theological scholarship in George Eliot’s “Middlemarch.”

From Los Angeles Times

There are planned meetings with Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón, Mexico’s foreign secretary, and officials from the foreign ministry and migration policy officials, among others.

From Washington Times

I will get to the end some day, but already suspect that the Reverend Casaubon isn’t going to complete his big project.

From The Guardian

Q. Solemn play: My boyfriend has been reading me the novel Middlemarch out loud, and the character we both find the most compelling is Dr. Casaubon.

From Slate