Definition of McPherson

1. Noun. United States evangelist (born in Canada) noted for her extravagant religious services (1890-1944).

Exact synonyms: Aimee Semple Mcpherson
Generic synonyms: Evangelist, Gospeler, Gospeller, Revivalist

Lexicographical Neighbors of McPherson

McKinley
McLeod
McLeod gauge
McLuhan
McMahon
McMansion
McMansions
McMaster
McMurray test
McNaughton rules
McNemar's test
McNichol
McOmie
McOmish
McPhail test
McPherson (current term)
McQuarrie
McQuary
McQuary limit
McRitchie
McRoberts manoeuvre
McScience
McTavish
McVay's operation
McWorld
Mch4 protease
Mdina
Mdlle
Mdlles
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Literary usage of McPherson

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Military History of Ulysses S. Grant: From April, 1861, to April, 1865 by Adam Badeau (1885)
"... meets the enemy—Untile of Port Gibson—Grant cornea on the field in person—Arrival of McPherson's command—Success on the right—McPherson'a charge— Defeat ..."

2. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1892)
"McPHERSON.1 ALBEMARLE, IN VIRGA, Feb. 25, 1773. DEAR SIR,—Encouraged by the small acquaintance which I had the pleasure of having contracted with you during ..."

3. The Red Cross: A History of this Remarkable International Movement in the by Clara Barton (1898)
"Early in August Mr. DL Cobb, on a tour of inspection, arrived at Fort McPherson, Georgia, to see if any assistance was required at the post, ..."

4. Military Essays and Recollections: Papers Read Before the Commandery of the by Commandery of the State of Illinois (1891)
"General McPherson fell unattended by any officer of his staff, ... General Sherman and many of the officers of his army know that McPherson fell while in ..."

5. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant (1998)
"... the Department of the Tennessee, General McPherson commanding ; and General Steele still commanded the trans- Mississippi, or Department of Arkansas. ..."

6. A History of Texas and Texans by Francis White Johnson, Ernest William Winkler (1914)
"Among its representatives was that John McPherson who joined his Highland clansmen in their support of the Stuart claimant to the throne in 1745. ..."

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