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Colet
1[ kol-it ]
noun
- John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
colet.
2abbreviation for
- (in prescriptions) let it be strained.
Colet
/ ˈkɒlɪt /
noun
- ColetJohn?14671519MEnglishPHILOSOPHY: humanistRELIGION: theologian John. ?1467–1519, English humanist and theologian; founder of St Paul's School, London (1509)
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Origin of Colet1
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Example Sentences
Dean Colet's mother appears to have been much more than merely the conventional hostess.
Mr. Lupton has done much to increase our scanty knowledge of Colet by his recent editions of several of his works.
Warham extended to him as generous an aid as the protection he had afforded to Colet.
In England Colet and More echoed with greater reserve the scorn and invective of their friends.
He himself, it appears, had come to have some respect for Aquinas and had made various attempts to draw out Colet on the subject.
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