de Bèze

/ də bɛz /

noun

1. Théodore (teodɔr).1519–1605, French Calvinist theologian and scholar, who lived in Switzerland. He succeeded Calvin as leader of the Swiss Protestants

Example Sentences

Single-bottle holiday investments of distinction for under 100 euros include the 2007 Premier Cru Beaune Les Teurons from Albert Morot and, from the Cote de Nuits, a 2006 Grand Cru Chambertin-Clos de Beze from Domaine Robert Groffier and a 1985 Corton Clos du Roy by Antonin Guyon.

From BusinessWeek

This aide-de-camp of Calvin and Théodore de Bèze contrasted well with the furrier's son.

From Project Gutenberg

However, between him and Théodore de Bèze the difference was so great; this elegant gentleman, gifted with a charming appearance, polished, courteous, and accustomed to Court life, was, in his eyes, so unlike all his fierce Janissaries, that for him he set aside his usual impulses.

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On the day when Théodore de Bèze and Chaudieu reached Paris, the Court had returned thither from Reims, where Charles IX. had been crowned.

From Project Gutenberg

The discovery of these curious verses seems to prove, to a certain extent, the guilt of Théodore de Bèze, who tried to mitigate the horror caused by this murder by turning it to ridicule.

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