Bossuet

[baw-swe]

noun

Jacques Bé·ni·gne

[zhahk bey-neen-y^uh] , 1627–1704, French bishop, writer, and orator.

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Bossuet (French bɔsɥɛ)

—n
	Jacques Bénigne (ʒɑk beniɲ). 1627--1704, French bishop: noted for his funeral orations

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