tyndale (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Tyndale*:
NOUN	person	Tyndale, William Tyndale, Tindale, William Tindale, Tindal, William Tindal	English translator and Protestant martyr

English > *Tyndale*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
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).
Synonyms	William Tyndale, Tindale, William Tindale, Tindal, William Tindal
Instance of	interpreter, translator	someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
Instance of	martyr, sufferer	One who suffers for the sake of principle
Spanish	William Tyndale
Catalan	William Tyndale

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