Cranmer

[ kran-mer ]

noun

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

Cranmer

/ ˈkrænmə /

noun

1. CranmerThomas14891556MEnglishRELIGION: clergyman 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

Example Sentences

“So a new particle that might explain both g-2 and the W mass might be within reach at the L.H.C.,” said Kyle Cranmer, a physicist at the University of Wisconsin who works on other experiments at CERN.

From New York Times

The otherworldly innocence of Cranmer.

From Washington Post

Thomas Cranmer, for example, composed much of the ineffably beautiful Book of Common Prayer for the breakaway Anglican Church headed by Henry VIII. In 1556, Henry’s daughter, Mary Tudor, had Cranmer burned at the stake during her bloody attempt to switch England back to the Pope’s side.

From Washington Post

But when she enrolled in 2016 at Cranmer Hall, a bible college in Durham, she says she wasn't prepared for the reality of life within the Church of England.

From BBC

Cranmer Hall told Panorama it's "deeply sorry and saddened" to hear Michelle's story.

From BBC