Tetzel

or Te·zel

[tet-suh l]

noun

Jo·hann

[yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/, 1465?–1519, German monk: antagonist of Martin Luther.

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Historical Examples of tetzel

The students at Wittenberg retaliated by burning Tetzel's theses.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8
Various
Tiem, the papal pedler, like Tetzel a century later, caused trouble.
John Hus
William Dallmann
Did it not come out of the foul box of Tetzel the indulgence-monger?
Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber
James Aitken Wylie
The indulgence of the "Inquisitor" Tetzel had proved its power, and rescued her from the fire.
Complete Short Works
Georg Ebers
Tetzel did likewise, seeming like the old man's pale and creeping shadow.
Margery [Gred], Complete
Georg Ebers

British Dictionary definitions for tetzel

Tetzel

Tezel

noun

Johann (joˈhan). ?1465–1519, German Dominican monk. His preaching on papal indulgences provoked Luther's 95 theses at Wittenberg (1517)

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