Waldenses

[ wawl-den-seez, wol- ]

plural noun

1. the members of a Christian sect that arose after 1170 in southern France under the leadership of Pierre Waldo, a merchant of Lyons, and joined the Reformation in the 16th century.

Waldenses

/ wɒlˈdɛnsiːz; wɒlˈdɛnsɪən /

plural noun

1. the members of a small sect founded as a reform movement within the Roman Catholic Church by Peter Waldo, a merchant of Lyons in the late 12th century, which in the 16th century joined the Reformation movement Also calledVaudois

Derived Forms

• Waldensian, nounadjective

Other Words From

• Wal·den·si·an [wawl-, den, -see-, uh, n, -sh, uh, n, wol-], adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Waldenses¹

First recorded in 1400–50; plural of Middle English Waldensis, from Medieval Latin, after Pierre Waldo; -ensis

Example Sentences

Two Confessions of the faith of the Waldenses are valuable monuments.

From Project Gutenberg

I believe that proof will be found of the distinction between the Waldenses and Albigenses in t. iii.

From Project Gutenberg

To Staten Islanders it must be a pleasant reminiscence, that among their earliest settlers were these pious Waldenses.

From Project Gutenberg

A colony of Waldenses, settled near the town of Cosenza in the north-central part of Calabria, were made of sterner stuff.

From Project Gutenberg

The new favorites used their influence to secure the Waldenses a hearing.

From Project Gutenberg