Hume

American  

[hyoom, yoom] / hyum, yum /

noun

1. David, 1711–76, Scottish philosopher and historian.

2. John, 1937–2020, Northern Ireland politician: Nobel Peace Prize 1998.

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Hume British  

/ hjuːm /

noun

1. ( George ) Basil. 1923–99, English Roman Catholic Benedictine monk and cardinal; archbishop of Westminster (1976–99)

2. David. 1711–76, Scottish empiricist philosopher, economist, and historian, whose sceptic philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses. His works include A Treatise of Human Nature (1740), An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals (1751), Political Discourses (1752), and History of England (1754–62)

3. John. born 1937, Northern Ireland politician; leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) (1979–2001). Nobel peace prize jointly with David Trimble in 1998

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Other Word Forms

• Humism noun

Example Sentences

When Hume opened in his Venice neighborhood in 2024, he found what he had been missing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr Hume said the delays in police inquiries were due to insufficient resourcing "amid a growing backlog of devices requiring examination in connection with online child abuse".

From BBC

Cdr Simon Messenger said Sgt Hume had "demonstrated a blatant disregard for the protection of the public and the professional standards expected of a serving police officer".

From BBC

"This serves as a reminder that police officers should always act with compassion, professionalism and integrity," Mr Hume said.

From BBC

But on “Special Report” that night, Fox News contributor Brit Hume begrudgingly admitted that Mamdani “is a big talent.”

From Salon