Tetzel

American  

[tet-suhl] / ˈtɛt səl /

Or Tezel

noun

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

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Tetzel British  

/ ˈtɛtsəl /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

What was it that old Friar Tetzel used to say?

From The Guardian

Tetzel was an effective travelling salesman.

From BBC

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.

From BBC

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.

From Project Gutenberg

Chief among these pardon peddlers was John Tetzel.

From Project Gutenberg