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Alcuin
[ al-kwin ]
noun
- Ealhwine Flaccus, a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
Alcuin
/ ˈæɪ /
noun
- Alcuin735804MEnglishMISC: scholarRELIGION: theologian 735–804 ad , English scholar and theologian; friend and adviser of Charlemagne
Example Sentences
One of the earliest mentions of the Latin phrase is found in the writings of Alcuin of York, an advisor to Charlemagne.
Alcuin told the first holy Roman emperor to ignore such declarations of public godliness “since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness.”
We can only guess what this says about Musk’s God complex and its compatibility with his role as Trump’s Alcuin.
Musk likely adopts the interpretation that “Vox populi, vox Dei” implies that the people are always right, but one of the earliest references to this phrase comes in a letter from Alcuin to Charlemagne in 798: “And those people should not be listened to who keep saying the voice of the people is the voice of God, since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness.”
Artfarm said it had bought the club from a group of investors including Alcuin Capital Partners, a buyout firm that owns coffee chain Caffè Nero.
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