Spinoza

American

[spi-noh-zuh] / spɪˈnoʊ zə /

noun

Baruch or Benedict de 1632–77, Dutch philosopher.

Spinoza British

/ spɪˈnəʊzə /

noun

Baruch (bəˈruːk). 1632–77, Dutch philosopher who constructed a holistic metaphysical system derived from a series of hypotheses that he judged self-evident. His chief work is Ethics (1677)

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As Andy Spinoza, the foremost chronicler of Manchester's turnaround, puts it: "Burnham jumped into a moving car, and by the end he was driving it."

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Mr. Graham-Dixon posits that Baruch Spinoza, a “philosophical pantheist” and a friend of many Collegiants, was an influence on Vermeer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Sun Valley Poly 76, Monroe 21: Julian Spinoza led the Parrots with 19 points.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2024

Consider, for example, the Sephardic Jew Baruch Spinoza, often cast as a Dutch philosopher.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022

The Jews read their burial services for Spinoza, meaning that he was dead as far as they were concerned; his family was run out of Spain, they ended up in Holland, I think.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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