Pusey

[ pyoo-zee ]

/ ˈpyu zi /

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noun

Edward Bou·ve·rie

[boo-vuh-ree], /ˈbu və ri/, 1800–82, English clergyman.

Nathan Marsh, 1907–2001, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1953–71.

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How to use Pusey in a sentence

Its promoters urged their views in Tracts for the Times, and were strengthened by the adhesion of Pusey.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4|Various
And talk about eating oysters, you can't swallow 'em as fast as a fellow I know down there, Joe Pusey, can open 'em.
The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete|Winston Churchill
The tracts were widely read and discussed, but the counter-attack against liberalism was not a power until Dr. Pusey joined us.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII.|Various
These landscapes, only recently included in the official numbering of the collection, were presented by Mr. P. Pusey in 1849.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various

A curious form of a deed of gift, that reminds one of the more famous Pusey horn, an even more ancient charter of rights.
A Leisurely Tour in England|James John Hissey

British Dictionary definitions for Pusey

Pusey

/ (ˈpjuːzɪ) /

noun

Edward Bouverie (ˈbuːvərɪ). 1800–82, British ecclesiastic; a leader with Keble and Newman of the Oxford Movement

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