Ferrar

/ (ˈfɛrə) /

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noun

Nicholas . 1592–1637, English mystic. He founded (1625) an Anglican religious community at Little Gidding, Huntingdonshire

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Words nearby Ferrar

ferny, ferocious, ferocity, -ferous, ferr-, Ferrar, Ferrara, Ferrari, Ferraro, Ferraro, Geraldine, ferrate

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How to use Ferrar in a sentence

In particular the Life of Mr. Nicholas Ferrar was abridged, and published at p. 356.
Notes and Queries, Number 177, March 19, 1853|Various
Any specimen of Mr. Ferrar's binding I never saw, but by those who have, it is said to have been magnificent.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey
Nicholas Ferrar assured him that he should have one “with all good speed.”
Little Gidding and its inmates in the Time of King Charles I.|J. E. Acland
The justly-famous Temple was published shortly after his death by his friend Nicholas Ferrar.
The Visions of England|Francis T. Palgrave

We will now proceed to the bibliomaniacal anecdotes of Nicholas Ferrar, senior and junior.
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness|Thomas Frognall Dibdin