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WILLIAM TYNDALE
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• WILLIAM TYNDALE (noun)
The noun WILLIAM TYNDALE has 1 sense:
1. English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536)
Familiarity information: WILLIAM TYNDALE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Tindal; Tindale; Tyndale; William Tindal; William Tindale; William Tyndale
Instance hypernyms:
interpreter; translator (someone who mediates between speakers of different languages)
martyr; sufferer (one who suffers for the sake of principle)
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