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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.


Lollard British  
/ ˈlɒləd /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of Lollard

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

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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

The word Lollard gradually grew to have the significance of external sanctity covering secret license, and was promiscuously applied to all the mendicants outside of the regular Orders.

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

And she soon found that the lot of a Lollard was no bed of roses.

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

Lollard executions during his reign had more often a political than a religious reason.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

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