Lollardy

American  

[lah-lerd-ee] / ˈlɑ lərd i /

noun

1. the beliefs and practices of the Lollards.

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Example Sentences

Nor is there any evidence to show that Lollardy or any other heresy found any support in Ireland during the fourteenth or fifteenth centuries.

From History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 2 by MacCaffrey, James

It is easy to understand, therefore, how Wyclif's opinions assisted in preparing the nation for the Reformation of the sixteenth century, although it seemed that Lollardy had been everywhere crushed by persecution.

From A Short History of Monks and Monasteries by Wishart, Alfred Wesley

He was one of those who “had begun to mell of Lollardy, and drink the gall of heresy.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

It was not till the next reign, when the 509 bishops succeeded in calling in the crown to their aid, and passed the statute De heretico comburendo, that Lollardy ceased to flourish.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various

The spirit of revolt indeed had appeared with Wiclif and his followers in the fourteenth century, but Lollardy met with severe repressive opposition.

From Life in a Mediæval City Illustrated by York in the XVth Century by Benson, Edwin