despiser
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In Los Angeles, Hans Spangenberg, lover of labials, despiser of sibilants, asked court permission to change his name to Valcour Berne de Belair.
From Time Magazine Archive
Adieu, thou helpless scorner, chained despiser, Thy tongue hath sought to whip me sore—in vain.
From Virginia, A Tragedy And Other Poems by Marion Forster Gilmore
O despiser of the knowledge that sweetens life," said the woman, "verily, I deem thee a man of limited information and degenerate wit.
From All Men are Ghosts by L. P. (Lawrence Pearsall) Jacks
St. Giles, despiser of the world, pray for us.
From Mary, Help of Christians And the Fourteen Saints Invoked as Holy Helpers: Instructions, Novenas and Prayers with Thoughts of the Saints for Every Day in the Year by John J. (John James) Burke
He was puritanic in moral principle, loyal to his friends, and a despiser of cant and formalism.
From Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Samuel P. Orth
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