Comenius

[ kuh-mee-nee-uhs ]

/ kəˈmi ni əs /

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noun

John Amos Jan Amos Komenský, 1592–1670, Moravian educational reformer and bishop.

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How to use Comenius in a sentence

The aim of education, according to Comenius, is "to train generally all who are born to all that is human."
Cambridge Essays on Education|Various
He was a reformer and philanthropist, and an advocate of the views of the educational reformer, Comenius.
An Introduction to the Prose and Poetical Works of John Milton|Hiram Corson
In the darkest hours of national humiliation, the children of Hus and of Komensk (Comenius) did not despair.
Bohemia under Hapsburg Misrule|Various
The sketch showing the Jamestown blacksmith at work is based on a 1685 engraving by Johann Comenius.
A Pictorial Booklet on Early Jamestown Commodities and Industries|J. Paul Hudson

Comenius and his followers again confound knowledge with wisdom.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Comenius

Comenius

/ (kəˈmeɪnɪəs) /

noun

John Amos, Czech name Jan Amos Komensky. 1592–1670, Czech educational reformer

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