Lollard
Americannoun
noun
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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
This was the eccentric Reginald Pecock of Chichester, who, while setting himself to confute Lollard controversialists, lapsed into heresy by setting “reason” above “authority.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various
Such was the sad and early end of the first and only Lollard of the House of Mortimer.
From The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Holt, Emily Sarah
That friendship, and the prince’s political opposition to Archbishop Arundel, perhaps encouraged Lollard hopes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
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