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

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

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

Very gently and slowly, at a rate which alarmed not even her physician, the Lollard Infanta descended to the portals of the grave.

From The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Holt, Emily Sarah

Walter, known as the Lollard, was a Hollander, and was the most active and successful of the Beghard missionaries.

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