Hume

American  

[hyoom, yoom] / hyum, yum /

noun

1. David, 1711–76, Scottish philosopher and historian.

2. John, 1937–2020, Northern Ireland politician: Nobel Peace Prize 1998.

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Hume British  

/ hjuːm /

noun

1. ( George ) Basil. 1923–99, English Roman Catholic Benedictine monk and cardinal; archbishop of Westminster (1976–99)

2. David. 1711–76, Scottish empiricist philosopher, economist, and historian, whose sceptic philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses. His works include A Treatise of Human Nature (1740), An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals (1751), Political Discourses (1752), and History of England (1754–62)

3. John. born 1937, Northern Ireland politician; leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) (1979–2001). Nobel peace prize jointly with David Trimble in 1998

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Other Word Forms

• Humism noun

Example Sentences

Conservative commentators Piers Morgan and Brit Hume were quick to condemn Trump.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

He won a leadership ballot 34 to 17, with Senator Jane Hume elected as his deputy.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Sunderland's Trai Hume squandered a golden opportunity when the unmarked defender headed over from 12 yards on the stroke of half-time.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

“We’ve just begun to cross the threshold of voice AI being pretty much indistinguishable from human,” said Alan Cowen, chief executive of Hume AI, a startup specializing in voice technology.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

Hume was still at least as sick as he had been then.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown