Waldenses
the members of a Christian sect that arose after 1170 in southern France under the leadership of Pierre Waldo, a merchant of Lyons, and joined the Reformation in the 16th century.
Origin of Waldenses
1- Also called Vaudois.
Other words from Waldenses
- Wal·den·si·an [wawl-den-see-uhn, -shuhn, wol-], /wɔlˈdɛn si ən, -ʃən, wɒl-/, adjective, noun
Words Nearby Waldenses
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How to use Waldenses in a sentence
Two Confessions of the faith of the Waldenses are valuable monuments.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamI believe that proof will be found of the distinction between the Waldenses and Albigenses in t. iii.
To Staten Islanders it must be a pleasant reminiscence, that among their earliest settlers were these pious Waldenses.
A colony of Waldenses, settled near the town of Cosenza in the north-central part of Calabria, were made of sterner stuff.
A History of the Reformation (Vol. 2 of 2) | Thomas M. LindsayThe new favorites used their influence to secure the Waldenses a hearing.
The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) | Henry Martyn Baird
British Dictionary definitions for Waldenses
/ (wɒlˈdɛnsiːz) /
the members of a small sect founded as a reform movement within the Roman Catholic Church by Peter Waldo, a merchant of Lyons in the late 12th century, which in the 16th century joined the Reformation movement: Also called: Vaudois
Derived forms of Waldenses
- Waldensian (wɒlˈdɛnsɪən), noun, adjective
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