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Jacques Bénigne
[zhahk bey-neen-yuh] /ʒɑk beɪˈnin yə/ (Show IPA), 1627–1704, French bishop, writer, and orator.
Historical Examples
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 6 (of 6) Hippolyte A. Taine
A History of French Literature Edward Dowden
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 13, No. 79, May, 1864 Various
The History of England from the Accession of James II. Thomas Babington Macaulay
A Short History of French Literature George Saintsbury
The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 Various
Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing George Barton Cutten
Pascal John Tulloch
A History of French Literature Edward Dowden
Classic French Course in English William Cleaver Wilkinson
noun
Jacques Bénigne (ʒɑk beniɲ). 1627–1704, French bishop: noted for his funeral orations
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