Albertus Magnus

[ al-bur-tuhs mag-nuhs ]

noun

1. Saint Albert von BöllstadtAlbert the Greatthe Universal Doctor, 1193?–1280, German scholastic philosopher: teacher of Saint Thomas Aquinas.

Albertus Magnus

/ ælˈbɜːtəs ˈmæɡnəs /

noun

1. Albertus Magnus, Saint?11931280MGermanMISC: scholarPHILOSOPHY: philosopher Saint. original name Albert, Count von Böllstadt. ?1193–1280, German scholastic philosopher; teacher of Thomas Aquinas and commentator on Aristotle. Feast day: Nov 15

Other Words From

• Al·ber·tist [al-, bur, -tist, al, -ber-], noun

Example Sentences

Biden, a professor at Northern Virginia Community College, and Cardona, were opening the tour Wednesday by visiting a Horizons National summer learning program held at the private Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut, for local public elementary school students.

From Seattle Times

When I returned home my first care was to procure the whole works of this author, and afterwards of Paracelsus and Albertus Magnus.

From Literature

All that he said threw greatly into the shade Cornelius Agrippa, Albertus Magnus, and Paracelsus, the lords of my imagination; but by some fatality the overthrow of these men disinclined me to pursue my accustomed studies.

From Literature

“The rainbow is a political sign,” one priest, Hans-Albert Gunk of the Dominikanerkloster St. Albertus Magnus, told congregants at one of the first events in the multiday procession of ceremonies, culminating Monday.

From Washington Post

Yet among scholastic philosophers these were the majority, from Aquinas and Albertus Magnus on.

From Literature