Coleridge

American  

[kohl-rij] / ˈkoʊl rɪdʒ /

noun

1. Samuel Taylor, 1772–1834, English poet, critic, and philosopher.

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Coleridge British  

/ ˈkəʊlərɪdʒ /

noun

1. Samuel Taylor. 1772–1834, English Romantic poet and critic, noted for poems such as The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1798), Kubla Khan (1816), and Christabel (1816), and for his critical work Biographia Literaria (1817)

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Other Word Forms

• Coleridgian adjective

Example Sentences

Maintaining a semblance of truth, as Samuel Taylor Coleridge pointed out in the context of poetry, was necessary to procure “that willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith.”

From Los Angeles Times

This second meaning we owe to the poetic license of Mr. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, whose famous poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner contained just such a creature.

From Literature

For a minute, the film seems to invoke Samuel Coleridge: “Death came with friendly care.”

From Salon

He was nominated for two supporting actor Daytime Emmys during his turn as Dr. Coleridge, a manipulative physician from an affluent, old-money family.

From Los Angeles Times

The syllabus is much like what one might expect from an undergraduate English course, with texts by William Wordsworth, Willa Cather and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

From Seattle Times