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[mawr, mohr] Pronunciation Key
[mawr, mohr] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Hannah, 1745–1833, English writer on religious subjects. |
| 2. | Paul Elmer, 1864–1937, U.S. essayist, critic, and editor. |
| 3. | Sir Thomas, 1478–1535, English humanist, statesman, and author: canonized in 1935. |
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(môr, mōr) Pronunciation Key
English politician, humanist scholar, and writer who refused to comply with the Act of Supremacy, by which English subjects were enjoined to recognize Henry VIII's authority over the pope, and was imprisoned in the Tower of London and beheaded for treason. His political essay Utopia (1516) speculates about life under an ideal government. More was canonized in 1935. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| thomas more | |
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| English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state [syn: More] |
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