Tetzel

Or Te·zel

[tet-suhl]

noun

1. Johann 1465?–1519, German monk: antagonist of Martin Luther.

Tetzel

/ ˈtɛtsəl /

noun

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

Example Sentences

What was it that old Friar Tetzel used to say?

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Tetzel was an effective travelling salesman.

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Luther's theological crisis was accelerated by a Dominican monk called Johann Tetzel, who was charged with collecting so-called indulgences on behalf of the Catholic Church.

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As Johann Tetzel, a preacher known for selling indulgences, is alleged to have put it, “As soon as a coin in the coffer rings, a soul from purgatory springs.”

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And here is a copy of the famous Indulgence sold by Tetzel, Luther's denunciation of which gave the signal for the earliest outburst of Protestantism at the Reformation.

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