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Definition of More, Sir Thomas in English: More, Sir Thomasproper nounmɔːmôr (1478–1535), English scholar and statesman, Lord Chancellor 1529–32; canonized as St Thomas More. His Utopia (1516), describing an ideal city state, established him as a leading humanist of the Renaissance. He was imprisoned in 1534 after opposing Henry's marriage to Anne Boleyn, and beheaded for opposing the Act of Supremacy. Feast day, 22 June.
Definition of More, Sir Thomas in US English: More, Sir Thomasproper nounmôr (1478–1535), English scholar and statesman; lord chancellor 1529–32; canonized as St. Thomas More. His Utopia (1516), which described an ideal city state, established him as a leading humanist of the Renaissance. He was imprisoned in 1534 after opposing Henry's marriage to Anne Boleyn and was beheaded for opposing the Act of Supremacy. Feast day, June 22.
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