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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.
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The portrait of Bossuet has everything to attract and charm.
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He was sedate and dignified and cheerful; though Bossuet accuses him of a surly disposition,--un genre triste, un esprit chagrin.
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Bossuet was followed in his campaign against the theatre by all the most eminent of the French clergy.
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Bossuet pronounced over the corpse his masterpiece, which is familiar to every schoolboy in France.
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