Word: world
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ecclesiastical diocese of the Anglican Church in the world with its 600 parishes and 1500 clergy. His present station gives him even in secular rank precedence over a baron, entities him to a seat in the House of Lords, and makes him spiritual adviser of the royal family...
...this country was to attend the tercentary of the establishment of the Church of England in America. As Bishop of London, to which diocese he was appointed in 1901, thereby becoming in importance second only to the Archbishops of York and Canterbury, he is well known to the world, but to the London poor he is best known as Bishop of Stepney, an office which he held previous to his appointment to the bishopric of London. Graduated from Oxford in 1881, he became, three years later, a curate at St. Mary's, Shrewsbury, and subsequently head of the Oxford House...
...leaders in the study of European art. His lectures at Bonn University are regularly attended by 300 to 500 students. As the head of the Government Commission for the preservation of works of art in the Rhineland he is rendering inestimable services to the lovers of art all the world over. The fact that for years he has been travelling companion to the German Crown Prince, shows that he is a thorough man of the world. His visit to our University is a most exceptional opportunity for the study of the history of art in its broadest aspect. KUNO FRANCKE
...best there is in life, Phillips Brooks. The step in life you Freshmen are now taking, he said, is from boyhood into manhood. The dividing line between the two is more difficult to determine for a man entering a college, than for him who enters directly into the world's work. The former continues in a slightly altered path, only under new conditions, while the latter mingles with men of the world, and consequently maturity overtakes him more speedily...
James Bryce, "British ambassador to the United States, best expounder of the principles and practices of the American democracy, intimate friend and servant of two kindred peoples that have now made up their minds to stand together for freedom, peace and law throughout the world...