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Definition of Macaulay
1. Noun. English historian noted for his history of England (1800-1859).
Generic synonyms: Historian, Historiographer
Definition of Macaulay
1. Proper noun. (surname from=Scottish Gaelic dot=) of Gaelic origin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Macaulay
Literary usage of Macaulay
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bookman (1910)
"Macaulay: THEN AND NOW T will be fifty years next December since Ma- ...
Edward Everett told Macaulay that no book except the Bible had ever had such a sale ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1873)
"Your correspondent asks if the author of the article was Macaulay. I do not know
if my opinion on the subject is worth anything, but on reading it through, ..."
3. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1859)
"Among the numerous letters of Hannah More included in that work are several
addressed to Zachary Macau lay, the father of Lord Macaulay ; but the two ..."
4. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1862)
"The biography of Lord Macaulay belongs rather to the history of Literature than
to that of Natural Philosophy : he takes his proper place among the ..."
5. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1876)
"LORD Macaulay was pre-eminently a fortunate man ; and his good fortune has survived
... We all recognized in Macaulay a lover of truth and political honour. ..."
6. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by Anna Lorraine Guthrie, Marion A. Knight, H.W. Wilson Company, Estella E. Painter (1920)
"Class J ll:55--3 Je '16 Macaulay, Charles PR '17 Song; poem. ... Macaulay, 1st
baron Macaulay's criticism of democracy and Gar- field's reply. C: H. Betts. ..."
7. English Literature: Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the by William Joseph Long (1909)
"In 185 7 his great ability and services to his country were recognized by his
being raised to the peerage with the title of Baron Macaulay of Rothley. ..."
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