WILBERFORCE

Meaning of WILBERFORCE in English

(1759–1833)

an English politician, best known for his successful campaigns to stop the slave trade and to make slavery illegal in the British Empire .

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WILBERFORCE — biographical name William 1759-1833 English philanthropist & abolitionist
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WILBERFORCE — /wil"beuhr fawrs', -fohrs'/ , n. William , 1759-1833, British statesman, philanthropist, and writer.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WILBERFORCE — biographical name William 1759-1833 English philanthropist & abolitionist
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WILBERFORCE — Wilberforce BrE AmE ˈwɪlb ə fɔːs AmE \ - ə r fɔːrs -foʊrs
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WILBERFORCE — Wil ‧ ber ‧ force, William /ˈwɪlbəfɔːs $ -bərfɔːrs/ BrE AmE (1759–1833) a British politician who is remembered for his …
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WILBERFORCE — Classification: CDP (census designated place) Located in: Ohio (OH) Total Population (2000): 1579 Total Housing Units (2000): 220 Land Area …
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WILBERFORCE — Pronunciation: ' wil-b ə r- ˌ fo ̇ rs Function: biographical name William 1759-1833 Eng. philanthropist & abolitionist
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WILBERFORCE, WILLIAM — born Aug. 24, 1759, Hull, Yorkshire, Eng. died July 29, 1833, London British politician. Entering the House of Commons in …
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WILBERFORCE, WILLIAM — born Aug. 24, 1759, Hull, Yorkshire, Eng. died July 29, 1833, London British politician and philanthropist who from 1787 was …
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WILBERFORCE, SAMUEL — born Sept. 7, 1805, London, Eng. died July 19, 1873, near Leatherhead, Surrey British cleric, an Anglican prelate and educator …
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WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY — private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Wilberforce, Ohio, U.S. It is affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Wilberforce …
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WILBERFORCE, WILLIAM — Wil ‧ ber ‧ force, William /ˈwɪlbəfɔːs $ -bərfɔːrs/ BrE AmE (1759–1833) a British politician who is remembered for his …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WILBERFORCE, WILLIAM — born Aug. 24, 1759, Hull, Yorkshire, Eng. died July 29, 1833, London British politician. Entering the House of Commons in …
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WILLIAM WILBERFORCE — ➡ Wilberforce
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WILBERFORCE, WILLIAM — (1759-1833) Greatest British abolitionist; member of Claphan sect; served in Parliament; helped found British and Foreign Bible Society and Church …
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WILBERFORCE, SAMUEL — (1805-1873) Anglican bishop.
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WILLIAM — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Aberhart William George William Russell Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen Amis Sir Kingsley William …
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HUXLEY, T(HOMAS) H(ENRY) — born May 4, 1825, Ealing, Middlesex, Eng. died June 29, 1895, Eastbourne, Sussex British biologist. The son of a schoolmaster, …
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AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH (AME CHURCH) — African American Methodist denomination formally organized in 1816. It originated with a group of black Philadelphians who withdrew in 1787 …
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MINUTELY — I. mi·nute·ly (ˈ)mī|n(y)ütlē, mə̇ˈn-, -li adverb Etymology: minute (III) + -ly 1. : into very small pieces minutely fragmented and …
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HUMILIATION — (ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷lēˈāshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English humiliacioun, from Middle French humiliation, from Late Latin humiliation-, humiliatio, from humiliatus …
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URANINITE — a major ore mineral of uranium, uranium dioxide (UO2). Uraninite usually forms black, gray, or brown crystals that are moderately …
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ORATORY — in architecture, a small, private chapel (q.v.). the rationale and practice of persuasive public speaking. It is immediate in its …
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ABOLITIONISM — also called Abolition Movement (c. 1783-1888), in western Europe and the Americas, the movement chiefly responsible for creating the emotional …
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XENIA — The log cabin of James Galloway, Xenia, Ohio city, seat (1804) of Greene County, southwestern Ohio, U.S., near the Little …
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WILSON, WILLIAM JULIUS — born Dec. 20, 1935, Derry Township, Penn., U.S. African-American sociologist whose views on race and urban poverty helped shape U.S. …
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KINGSTON UPON HULL — also called Hull city and unitary authority, geographic county of East Riding of Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire, England. It …
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CLARKSON, THOMAS — born March 28, 1760, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, Eng. died Sept. 26, 1846, Ipswich, Suffolk abolitionist, one of the first effective publicists …
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BUXTON, SIR THOMAS FOWELL, 1ST BARONET — born April 1, 1786, Castle Hedingham, Essex, Eng. died Feb. 19, 1845, near Cromer, Norfolk British philanthropist and politician who, …
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BROWN, HALLIE QUINN — born March 10, 1850, Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S. died Sept. 16, 1949, Wilberforce, Ohio American educator and elocutionist who pioneered in …
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