Cranmer

[ kran-mer ]

/ ˈkræn mər /

noun

Thomas,1489–1556, first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury: leader in the English Protestant Reformation in England.

Example sentences from the Web for cranmer

The monks, affrighted at this task, withdrew bursting with anger; and erelong Cranmer's name was a name of dread in every convent.

History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Volume V |J. H. Merle d'Aubigné
He was a fine old man (but with a bibulous eye) costumed to represent Cranmer walking to the Tower.

From sketch-book and diary |Elizabeth Butler
This is a stain upon Cranmer's memory which nothing but his own death could have lightened.

Constitutional History of England, Vol 1 of 3 |Henry Hallam
The task was a repulsive one for the Primate, whose act alone had made the marriage possible; but Cranmer was—Cranmer.

The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History |Martin Hume

Mr. Cranmer, come and mount me, please, the groom is so awkward.

The Tree of Knowledge |Mrs. Baillie Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for cranmer

Cranmer

/ (ˈkrænmə) /

noun

Thomas. 1489–1556, the first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury (1533–56) and principal author of the Book of Common Prayer. He was burnt as a heretic by Mary I

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