Marprelate

/ (ˈmɑːprɛlɪt) /

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noun

Martin, the pen name of the anonymous author or authors of a series of satirical Puritan tracts (1588–89), attacking the bishops of the Church of England

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Words nearby Marprelate

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How to use Marprelate in a sentence

The most noted of these works were put forth under the fictitious name of Martin Marprelate.
Books Fatal to Their Authors|P. H. Ditchfield
The authors of the Martin Marprelate pamphlets against the bishops were punished by death or imprisonment.
From Chaucer to Tennyson|Henry A. Beers
This is the celebrated series of "Martin Marprelate" tracts, with the replies which they called forth.
A History of English Literature|George Saintsbury
Martin Marprelate, sketch of the Controversy and account of the principal tracts, 241-252.
A History of English Literature|George Saintsbury

Here Nash takes his customary side in the Marprelate business.
Elizabethan and Jacobean Pamphlets|Various