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Cranmer

American  
[kran-mer] / ˈkræn mər /

noun

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


Cranmer British  
/ ˈkrænmə /

noun

  1. 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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They include its chief paramedic Pauline Cranmer, who became the first women to appointed in the role in the UK.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025

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

"Go home, Elsa darling—let Mr. Cranmer take you home," whispered Henry.

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

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