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John Henry


Definition: Meaning of, John Henry in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dʒɒn ˈhɛnri /

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  1. hero of American folk tales; portrayed as an enormously strong black man who worked on the railroads and died from exhaustion after winning a contest with a steam drill
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  • John Henry Newman (noun)
    1. 1801-1890 with John Keble and Edward Pusey english prelate and theologian who founded the Oxford movement; Newman later turned to Roman Catholicism and became a cardinal
  • John Henry O'Hara (noun)
    1. 1905-1970 united States writer
  • Newman, Cardinal John Henry
    1. (1801-90) a British THEOLOGIAN (= someone who studies religion and religious beliefs) and writer. He was a priest in the CHURCH OF ENGLAND and became leader of the OXFORD MOVEMENT . Later he changed his religion and became a Roman Catholic, and he was made a CARDINAL (= a priest of high rank) in 1879.
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information which is false or which emphasizes just one part of a situation, used by a government or political group to make people agree with them
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