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Kempis

American

[kem-pis] / ˈkɛm pɪs /

noun

Thomas à, 1379?–1471, German ecclesiastic and author.

Kempis British

/ ˈkɛmpɪs /

noun

Thomas à. ?1380–1471, German Augustinian monk, generally regarded as the author of the devotional work The Imitation of Christ

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Even 15th-century famous spiritual writer German Thomas à Kempis didn’t make it through the process.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2017

But according to Mr. van Kempis, Benedict’s pontificate has so far seen an explosion of in-house Vatican concerts by eminent guests.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2010

Mr. von Kempis recalls a time when John Paul II was pope, and Cardinal Ratzinger organized a Vatican performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony to commemorate some special occasion.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2010

He has found me badly up in Thomas a Kempis, which he reads every day .

From Time Magazine Archive

One of the smallest of the world's famous books is The Imitation of Christ by Thomas � Kempis.

From Comfort Found in Good Old Books by Fitch, George Hamlin

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