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Tyndale

American  
[tin-dl] / ˈtɪn dl /
Or Tindal,

noun

  1. William, c1492–1536, English religious reformer, translator of the Bible into English, and martyr.


Tyndale British  
/ ˈtɪndəl /

noun

  1. William. ?1492–1536, English Protestant and humanist, who translated the New Testament (1525), the Pentateuch (1530), and the Book of Jonah (1531) into English. He was burnt at the stake as a heretic

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Tyndale succeeded with help from profit-minded printers and influential patrons.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

William Tyndale who translated the Bible into English said that he wanted anyone - even a 'lowly plowboy' - to read the scriptures.

From BBC Dec. 21, 2022

Cromwell is also, as Mantel sees him, a closet Protestant, monitoring Luther’s battles with Rome and exchanging secret letters with Tyndale, the English translator of the Bible, about the “brutal truth” of the Scriptures.

From New York Times Oct. 21, 2021

Meanwhile, Jim Jewell, brand director at Tyndale House Publishers in Carol Stream, Illinois, said the supply chain has presented challenges for a while, but his firm’s warehouses were well stocked.

From Washington Times Oct. 18, 2021

Despite all this, the editions issued by Tyndale were eagerly bought; and efforts were then made by King Henry VIII.,

From The Bible: what it is by Bradlaugh, Charles

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