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
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How to use Waldenses in a sentence
It was wholly different from the Waldensian movement and its allies.
The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation | Ernst Von DobschutzFlorio was a Waldensian teacher, no doubt driven to England by religious persecution.
Old and New London | Walter ThornburyIt is important to distinguish clearly this Waldensian movement from the so-called Albigensian one.
The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation | Ernst Von DobschutzIt was the Bible which had stirred the Waldensian and similar movements; so the Bible was to be kept away from the people.
The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation | Ernst Von DobschutzSo far we have sketched the leading points in the creed of the Waldensian Church.
The Vaudois of Piedmont | John Napper Worsfold
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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