Baruch
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- proper noun
- /bəˈruːk/
- I'm doing a talk at my college at Baruch College next week on UFOs.
- Baruch Spinoza
- Bernard Baruch
- Baruch Goldstein
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Watch on YouTubeYou know, there's, for example, there's a statue if you go to Amsterdam, there's a statue of Baruch Spinoza in one of the squares there.
- You know, there's, for example, there's a statue if you go to Amsterdam, there's a statue of Baruch Spinoza in one of the squares there.
Examples
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Efforts on arms control began immediately after World War II with the Baruch Plan.
Academic text (1990) -
Bernard Baruch was known for his wise investments and political insights.
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David, would you like to say the Baruch over the wine?
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Of this book, Bernard Baruch wrote that his study of it saved him millions.
Blog text (33) -
On several occasions, the spirit of Mr. Bernard Baruch, the successful financier, has appeared to me.
Fiction book (1992) -
If in 1946 the Soviet regime had been like the one in Moscow today, wouldn't Baruch's plan have had every chance of acceptance?
Academic text (2000) -
The name Espinoza immediately suggests the figure of the Dutch rationalist philosopher, Baruch (Benedict de) Spinoza (1632-1677).
Academic text (2000) -
The famous financier and advisor, Baruch, was influential in American political circles.
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In history class, we learned about Baruch and his role during World War I.
Compounds
A book found in some Christian Bibles but not in the Jewish Bible that people say Baruch wrote
Surface Forms
Etymology
Baruch is a Hebrew personal name that comes from the old word barukh, meaning 'blessed'. So someone called Baruch is being named 'blessed', a meaning similar to the English name Benedict.