Hume

[ hyoomor, often, yoom ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Hume

/ hjuːm /

Hume(George) Basil19231999MEnglishRELIGION: clergyman ( George ) Basil. 1923–99, English Roman Catholic Benedictine monk and cardinal; archbishop of Westminster (1976–99)
HumeDavid17111776MScottishPHILOSOPHY: philosopherSOCIAL SCIENCE: economistHISTORY: historian David. 1711–76, Scottish empiricist philosopher, economist, and historian, whose sceptic philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses. His works include A Treatise of Human Nature (1740), An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals (1751), Political Discourses (1752), and History of England (1754–62)
HumeJohn1937MNorthern IrelandPOLITICS: politician John. born 1937, Northern Ireland politician; leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) (1979–2001). Nobel peace prize jointly with David Trimble in 1998

He seemed particularly fond of Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy.

Hume, clearly stumbling, finally said, “Yea, I agree with you.”

Hume said Obama was non-divisive “and not a race hustler in any way” and America was proud to see him elected.

What Hume seems to not understand is that maybe folks are blasting him because he is making such silly assumptions.

Gary Hume dressed as a Mexican dandy and sold tequila slammers.

The parsimony of your spouse, who rather chuses to build Gateways than to buy books, has hitherto deprived you of Hume.

Mr. Hume, in supporting the proposition, stated that it did not go far enough.

On this occasion Mr. Hume voted for them, although, he said, he knew they were in the wrong.

Mr. Littleton himself requested Mr. Hume to withdraw his motion; but that gentleman declined to do so.

Mr. Hume moved a string of eleven resolutions upon this subject.

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