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JAMES USSHER
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• JAMES USSHER (noun)
The noun JAMES USSHER has 1 sense:
1. Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)
Familiarity information: JAMES USSHER used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
James Usher; James Ussher; Usher; Ussher
Instance hypernyms:
archpriest; hierarch; high priest; prelate; primate (a senior clergyman and dignitary)
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