Alcuin

or Al·chuine

[ al-kwin ]

noun

1. Ealhwine Flaccus, a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.

Alcuin

/ ˈælkwɪn /

noun

1. Alcuin735804MEnglishMISC: scholarRELIGION: theologian 735–804 ad , English scholar and theologian; friend and adviser of Charlemagne

Example Sentences

Musk likely adopts the interpretation that “Vox populi, vox Dei” implies that the people are always right, but one of the earliest references to this phrase comes in a letter from Alcuin to Charlemagne in 798: “And those people should not be listened to who keep saying the voice of the people is the voice of God, since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness.”

From Slate

Artfarm said it had bought the club from a group of investors including Alcuin Capital Partners, a buyout firm that owns coffee chain Caffè Nero.

From BBC

It was named Alcuin Hall, after the priest and former dean of the university who died in 1982.

From Washington Times

Beginning with Alcuin, Britain has produced many illustrious puzzlesmiths.

From The Guardian

When, in 799, the British scholar Alcuin of York sent a letter containing 50 or so maths problems to Charlemagne, he did so not to infuriate the king but to amuse him.

From The Guardian