Paley

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpeɪlɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pā′lē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Pa•ley  (pā′lē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Grace, born 1922, U.S. short-story writer and poet.
  2. Biographical William, 1743–1805, English theologian, philosopher, and clergyman.
  3. Biographical William S., born 1901, U.S. broadcasting executive.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Paley / ˈpeɪlɪ/
  1. William. 1743–1805, English theologian and utilitarian philosopher. His chief works are The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy (1785), Horae Paulinae (1790), A View of the Evidences of Christianity (1794), and Natural Theology (1802)

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