Wiseman

[ wahyz-muhn ]

/ ˈwaɪz mən /

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noun

Nicholas Patrick Stephen, 1802–65, Irish cardinal and author, born in Spain.

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How to use Wiseman in a sentence

Wiseman as Samuel is alternately Devil-child and a cute young kid.
Grief: The Real Monster in The Babadook|Tim Teeman|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He died in a car crash on the way to the hospital where she gave birth to her son, Samuel (Noah Wiseman).
Grief: The Real Monster in The Babadook|Tim Teeman|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Hollywood dilutes material to a level I have no interest in, or intention following,” Wiseman says firmly.
Inside The Secret World of London’s National Gallery|Tim Teeman|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Hollywood studios are always trying to attract the largest audience to make money,” Wiseman says.
Inside The Secret World of London’s National Gallery|Tim Teeman|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Wiseman spent 12 weeks filming, and amassed 170 hours of tape.
Inside The Secret World of London’s National Gallery|Tim Teeman|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cardinal Wiseman, in his beautiful tale of Fabiola, attempts to rehabilitate the primitive ages in the garb of modern Romanism.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
Please observe Wiseman and Wishart; for incidental grimness, they strike me as in it.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
I'm very sorry, Captain Wiseman, but really I fear you will have to come to the rescue of us weak women.
The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant|Alexander Johnstone Wilson
Oh, Captain Wiseman, I do wish you would thrash the fellow to within an inch of his life.
The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant|Alexander Johnstone Wilson
Such a thing as an adjournment to obtain Wiseman's evidence was not even hinted.
The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant|Alexander Johnstone Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for Wiseman

Wiseman

/ (ˈwaɪzmən) /

noun

Nicholas Patrick Stephen. 1802–65, British cardinal; first Roman Catholic archbishop of Westminster (1850–65)

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