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FRANCIS BACON

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• FRANCIS BACON (noun)
The noun FRANCIS BACON has 1 sense:

1. English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)

Familiarity information: FRANCIS BACON used as a noun is very rare.

• FRANCIS BACON (noun)

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Meaning:

English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

1st Baron Verulam; Baron Verulam; Francis Bacon; Sir Francis Bacon; Viscount St. Albans; Bacon

Instance hypernyms:

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)

"Never rub another man Rhubarb"
(English proverb)
"We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love... and then we return home."
(Aboriginal Australian proverbs)
"An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep."
(Arabic proverb)
"New brooms sweep clean"
(Dutch proverb)

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