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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • English politician. Originally a Royalist, he later opposed Charles II in the English Civil War and is considered the founder of the Whig Party.

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  • proper noun A town in Dorset, England.
  • proper noun An English earldom.

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Examples

  • A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: (It) is believed to be two branches of Starbucks, one in Shaftesbury Avenue, junction with Rupert Street and one in Piccadilly.

    More attacks on Jewish owned Starbucks in London Not a sheep 2009

  • Conversation for Shaftesbury is the technique and care of the self.

    Post-Secular Conviviality 2008

  • If you happen to live near London, Terry Pratchett will be conducting an in-store signing at the Forbidden Planet Megastore in Shaftesbury Avenue, London on Monday 3rd November 2008, between 5.30 and 6. 30pm.

    Tube Bits for 10/28/2008 2008

  • A "divine" temper in Shaftesbury's modern, secular sense extends this tolerance to a public who can

    Post-Secular Conviviality 2008

  • Lady Caroline came to the club in Shaftesbury Avenue, and appeared to be wholly taken up by one great longing, a longing to get away from everybody she had ever known.

    The Enchanted April 1922

  • At length, in prosecution of this coarse and unhandsome jest, a sort of vessel with a turn-cock was constructed for holding wine, which was called a Shaftesbury, and used in the taverns of the royal party.

    The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 07 John Dryden 1665

  • Unlike earlier thinkers, such as Shaftesbury, Smith does not treat sympathy and sociality as innate human faculties; for him, "fellow-feeling" arises through

    Love and Merit in the Maritime Historical Novel: Cooper and Scott 2006

  • The pursuit of happiness was also an issue for British philosophers such as Shaftesbury and Hutcheson.

    17th and 18th Century Theories of Emotions Schmitter, Amy M. 2006

  • Clearly, in the UK, pressure groups such as 'Care' have been carrying this mandate for many years, and social concern is central to the objectives of groups such as Shaftesbury and Oasis.

    open source theology - Comments 2008

  • Abbas, so called because it was part of the land held by King Alfred's abbey at Shaftesbury, is the northern part.

    Country diary: Somerset 2011

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