Groote
Ger·hard [Dutch khey-rahrt; English gair-hahrt], /Dutch ˈxeɪ rɑrt; English ˈgɛər hɑrt/, Gerardus Magnus, 1340–84, Dutch religious reformer, educator, and author: founder of the order of Brethren of the Common Life.
- Also Groot, Groete [Dutch khroo-tuh; English groht] /Dutch ˈxru tə; English groʊt/ .
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How to use Groote in a sentence
De Groote, who wrote in 1618, produced a sort of tenaille system, and may have been the inspiration of Rimpler.
He was an intimate personal friend of Mr. Rhodes for many years, and has had access to all the papers at Groote Schuur.
Verse and Worse | Harry GrahamIn the morning of the 5th we got under way, and steered eastward for Groote Eylandt, which I now intended to circumnavigate.
A Voyage to Terra Australis Volume 2 | Matthew FlindersThis is that very garden that Gerard Groote, long before, pointed out to the Brothers that they should grow their herbs therein.
The Chronicle of the Canons Regular of Mount St. Agnes | Thomas a KempisThe Groote Kerk, built in 1452, rises from the market-place with a considerable purity of Gothic style.
The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine | Francis Miltoun
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