Lollard
Americannoun
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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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