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| boehme | (n) German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624), Syn. Bohme, Jakob Bohme, Behmen, Jakob Boehme, Jakob Boehm, Jakob Behmen, Boehm |
| boehmenism | (n) the mystical theological doctrine of Jakob Boehme that influenced the Quakers, Syn. Behmenism |
| boehmeria | (n) false nettle, Syn. genus Boehmeria |
| boell | (n) German novelist and writer of short stories (1917-1985), Syn. Heinrich Boell, Heinrich Theodor Boell |
| boeotia | (n) a district of ancient Greece to the northwest of Athens |
| boeotian | (adj) of or relating to ancient Boeotia or its people or to the dialect spoken there in classical times, Example: Boeotian dialects |
| boer war | (n) either of two wars: the first when the Boers fought England in order to regain the independence they had given up to obtain British help against the Zulus (1880-1881); the second when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain (1899-1902) |
| boethius | (n) a Roman who was an early Christian philosopher and statesman who was executed for treason; Boethius had a decisive influence on medieval logic (circa 480-524), Syn. Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius |
| Boehmenism | n. the mystical theological doctrine of |
| Boehmeria | n. a genus comprising the false nettle. |
| Boeotia | n. |
| Boeotian | a. [ L. Boeotia, Gr. |
| Boer | ‖n. [ D., a farmer. See Boor. ] A colonist or farmer in South Africa of Dutch descent. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Boes | 3d sing. pr. of Behove. Behoves or behooves. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| boeuf | n. meat from an adult domestic bovine. |
| Boehmralle { f } [ ornith. ] | Streaky-breasted Crake [Add to Longdo] |
| Boehmschnäpper { m } [ ornith. ] | Böhm's Flycatcher [Add to Longdo] |