Tridentine
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the city of Trent.
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of or relating to the Council of Trent.
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conforming to the decrees and doctrines of the Council of Trent.
adjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Tridentine
1555–65; < Medieval Latin Tridentīnus, adj. use of Latin Tridentīnus area of the Rhaetian Alps around Tridentum; see -ine 1
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In one of the stranger turns of her life she was ordained a priest in the Latin Tridentine Church, an independent Catholic church, not in communion with Rome.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2023
In 1999, O’Connor caused uproar in Ireland when she became a priestess of the breakaway Latin Tridentine Church — a position that was not recognized by the mainstream Catholic Church.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
Francis’ predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, had relaxed restrictions on the old Latin Mass, also called the Tridentine Mass, in 2007.
From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2021
Written for orchestra and choir, it is based on the Tridentine Mass of the Catholic Church.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2021
Wherever the Tridentine Council ruled, the sole requisite of a valid marriage was that the two persons should state, in the presence of an ordained priest and two witnesses, that they intended to marry.
From On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau by Wilhelmine von Hillern
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