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Paley

American  
[pey-lee] / ˈpeɪ li /

noun

  1. Grace, 1922–2007, U.S. short-story writer and poet.

  2. William, 1743–1805, English theologian, philosopher, and clergyman.

  3. William S., 1901–1991, U.S. broadcasting executive.

Paley British  
/ ˈpeɪlɪ /

noun

  1. William. 1743–1805, English theologian and utilitarian philosopher. His chief works are The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy (1785), Horae Paulinae (1790), A View of the Evidences of Christianity (1794), and Natural Theology (1802)

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