Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun henry_ward_beecher

1 sense of henry ward beecher

Sense 1
Beecher, Henry Ward Beecher -- (United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887))
       INSTANCE OF=> clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth -- (a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church)
       INSTANCE OF=> abolitionist, emancipationist -- (a reformer who favors abolishing slavery)