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Bossuet
[ baw-swe ]
noun
- Jacques Bé·ni·gne [zhahk bey-, neen, -y, uh], 1627–1704, French bishop, writer, and orator.
Bossuet
/ bɔsɥɛ /
noun
- BossuetJacques Bénigne16271704MFrenchRELIGION: clergyman Jacques Bénigne (ʒɑk beniɲ). 1627–1704, French bishop: noted for his funeral orations
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The courtesy of the aged Bossuet, the glory of the Church of Rome, was long gratefully remembered by the young heretic.
The portrait of Bossuet has everything to attract and charm.
He was sedate and dignified and cheerful; though Bossuet accuses him of a surly disposition,--un genre triste, un esprit chagrin.
Bossuet was followed in his campaign against the theatre by all the most eminent of the French clergy.
Bossuet pronounced over the corpse his masterpiece, which is familiar to every schoolboy in France.
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