Cranmer

American

[kran-mer] / ˈkræn mər /

noun

Thomas, 1489–1556, first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury: leader in the English Protestant Reformation in England.

Cranmer British

/ ˈkrænmə /

noun

Thomas. 1489–1556, the first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury (1533–56) and principal author of the Book of Common Prayer. He was burnt as a heretic by Mary I

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A young Australian living in Beckenham, named George Cranmer, claimed to foresee the winner of the Grand National horse race.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 25, 2019

According to David Goodhew of Cranmer Hall, a theological college in Durham, patterns of church attendance tell a different story to the one outlined in the census.

From Economist • Mar. 23, 2016

“I’ve seen what the reality is, and they’re willing to die,” said Cranmer, who said he studied Arabic, Farsi and Hindi while in the Foreign Service.

From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2015

Pauline Cranmer, operations manager for the London Ambulance Service, said that the second fatality was not a passenger.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2013

"When is Cranmer coming down again?" he said.

From The Tree of Knowledge A Novel by Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie

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