William Tyndale

Definitions of William Tyndale
  1. noun
    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: Tindal, Tindale, Tyndale, William Tindal, William Tindale
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    interpreter, translator
    someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
    martyr, sufferer
    one who suffers for the sake of principle
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