Lollard
an English or Scottish follower of the religious teachings of John Wycliffe from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
Origin of Lollard
1Other words from Lollard
- Lol·lard·y, Lol·lard·ry, Lol·lard·ism, noun
Words Nearby Lollard
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How to use Lollard in a sentence
He can only conclude that a person so extraordinary must be a Lollard.
Chaucer and His Times | Grace E. HadowOn the south tower of the west front was the Lollard's Tower, a bishop's prison for ecclesiastical offenders.
Old and New London | Walter ThornburyThe Lollard story opens with the disputes between the crown and the see of Rome on the presentation to English benefices.
History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. | James Anthony FroudeElsewhere John is called a Lollard and accused of "heretycall langage," and he is finally poisoned by a monk of Swinestead.
The Lollard preachers stirred up riots by the virulence of their preaching against the friars.
History of the English People, Volume II (of 8) | John Richard Green
British Dictionary definitions for Lollard
/ (ˈlɒləd) /
English history a follower of John Wycliffe during the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries
Origin of Lollard
1Derived forms of Lollard
- Lollardy, Lollardry or Lollardism, noun
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