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    BISHOP BERKELEY

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    Berkeley; Bishop Berkeley; George Berkeley

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    Nouns denoting people

    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)

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