Holyoake

[hohl-yohk, hoh-lee-ohk]

noun

Sir Keith Jack·a

[jak-uh] /ˈdʒæk ə/, 1904–83, New Zealand political leader: prime minister 1957, 1960–72; governor general 1977–80.

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Mr. Holyoake then advanced to the bar and bowed to the court.
The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England
George Jacob Holyoake
The authors of these attacks are not acquainted with Mr. Holyoake.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12)
Robert G. Ingersoll
Carlile often wished that Holyoake had been his son, and Holyoake as often wished, too, that he had been.
The Battle of The Press
Theophila Carlile Campbell
In other words, if he were a militant agnostic—a Huxley or a Holyoake.
The Churches and Modern Thought
Philip Vivian
"My mind aches as I think of those days," writes Mr. Holyoake.
The Truth About Jesus is He a Myth?
M. M. Mangasarian

British Dictionary definitions for holyoake

Holyoake

noun

Sir Keith Jacka (ˈdʒækə). 1904–83, New Zealand politician; prime minister (1957; 1960–72); governor general (1977–80)

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