Waldenses

American  

[wawl-den-seez, wol-] / wɔlˈdɛn siz, wɒl- /

plural noun

1. 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.

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Waldenses British  

/ wɒlˈdɛnsiːz /

plural noun

1. Also called: Vaudois. 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

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Other Word Forms

• Waldensian
  noun
• Waldensian
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of Waldenses

First recorded in 1400–50; plural of Middle English Waldensis, from Medieval Latin, after Pierre Waldo; see -ensis

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Example Sentences

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Waldenses

For nearly seven centuries the Waldenses, the "slaughtered saints" of Milton's sonnet, tenaciously weathered persecution in the valleys of the Cottian Alps.

From Time Magazine Archive

To Waldenses in the U. S. last week came good news from Italy.

From Time Magazine Archive

His wife and one of his sisters were Waldenses, another sister was a Catharan, and the monk of Vaux-Cernay describes him as an enemy of God and a cruel persecutor of the Church.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea

The reputation of the Waldenses as skilful leeches was a powerful aid in their missionary labors.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea

The only recorded result of this was the penancing of seven Waldenses by Dumont in 1353.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea

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