Lollard

[ lol-erd ]

noun

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

Lollard

/ ˈlɒləd /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˈLollardy, noun

Other Words From

• Lollard·y Lollard·ry Lollard·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lollard¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lollard¹

C14: from Middle Dutch; mutterer, from lollen to mumble (prayers)

Example Sentences

He can only conclude that a person so extraordinary must be a Lollard.

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On the south tower of the west front was the Lollard's Tower, a bishop's prison for ecclesiastical offenders.

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The Lollard story opens with the disputes between the crown and the see of Rome on the presentation to English benefices.

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

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The Lollard preachers stirred up riots by the virulence of their preaching against the friars.

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