Definitions for Wilberforce
ˈwɪl bərˌfɔrs, -ˌfoʊrswilber·force

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1. Wilberforcenoun

   An English surname, most common in Yorkshire.

2. Wilberforcenoun

   William Wilberforce, English politician and abolitionist.

3. Etymology: Old English Wilburh + foss ("ditch") ; Wilburh was a female given name from wil ("will") + burh ("fortress").

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1. Wilberforce

   Wilberforce is a census-designated place in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,579 at the 2000 census. The community was named for the English statesman William Wilberforce, who worked for abolition of slavery and achieved the end of the slave trade in the United Kingdom and its empire. The small community was an important stop on the Underground Railroad before the American Civil War, as it had seven stations. The community has two historically black universities, Wilberforce University, with its associated Payne Theological Seminary, and Central State University. Wilberforce University was established in 1856 by the Methodist Episcopal Church and African Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1863 the AME Church bought the college after its temporary closing due to financial problems, making it the first to be owned and operated by African Americans. Bishop Daniel Payne, who led the founding and later purchase of the college, was its first president and served for many years. Many prominent scholars have taught there. The former residence in Wilberforce of Charles Young, a 19th-century US Army officer who taught at Wilberforce, has been designated a National Historic Landmark. Born into slavery, he was the highest-ranking African-American officer in the US Army until after World War I.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Wilberforce in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Wilberforce in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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