Tyn·dale also Tin·dal or Tin·dale (t n dl), William 1494?-1536. English religious reformer and martyr whose translation of the New Testament was the basis of the King James Bible. |
Tyndale, Tindal, Tindale [ˈtɪndəl]
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(Biographies / Tyndale, William (?1492-1536) M, English, RELIGION: Protestant, PHILOSOPHY: humanist, WRITING: translator) William. ?1492-1536, English Protestant and humanist, who translated the New Testament (1525), the Pentateuch (1530), and the Book of Jonah (1531) into English. He was burnt at the stake as a heretic
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| Noun | 1. |  Tyndale - 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) |
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