Lollard

American  

[lol-erd] / ˈlɒl ərd /

noun

1. an English or Scottish follower of the religious teachings of John Wycliffe from the 14th to the 16th centuries.

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Lollard British  

/ ˈlɒləd /

noun

1. English history a follower of John Wycliffe during the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries

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Other Word Forms

• Lollardism
  noun
• Lollardry
  noun
• Lollardy
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Lollard

1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle Dutch lollaert mumbler (of prayers), equivalent to loll ( en ) to mumble ( see lull) + -aert -ard

Example Sentences

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Lollard

The very first, at Lollard Street in London’s Kennington, is still going strong.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 31, 2019

His underground Lollard followers kept alive the idea of a direct relationship between God and the individual Christian, through his word.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 19, 2011

Elsewhere John is called a Lollard and accused of "heretycall langage," and he is finally poisoned by a monk of Swinestead.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

He was a monk, holding Lollard opinions; and a bard of considerable talent and celebrity.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 94, August 16, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

In popular use the words Lollard and Beghard were virtually convertible, and yet there is a difference between them.

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