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USSHER

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Overview

USSHER (noun)
  The noun USSHER has 1 sense:

1. Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)play

  Familiarity information: USSHER used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


USSHER (noun)


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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