BISHOP BERKELEY

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• BISHOP BERKELEY (noun)
  The noun BISHOP BERKELEY has 1 sense:

1. Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)

  Familiarity information: BISHOP BERKELEY used as a noun is very rare.

• BISHOP BERKELEY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Berkeley; Bishop Berkeley; George Berkeley

Instance hypernyms:

bishop (a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ)

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)