Waldenses

[ wawl-den-seez, wol- ]

/ wɔlˈdɛn siz, wɒl- /

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noun (used with a singular verb)

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

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Also called Vaudois.

Origin of Waldenses

Plural of Middle English Waldensis<Medieval Latin, after Pierre Waldo; see -ensis

OTHER WORDS FROM Waldenses

Wal·den·si·an

[wawl-den-see-uhn, -shuhn, wol-], /wɔlˈdɛn si ən, -ʃən, wɒl-/, adjective, noun

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How to use Waldenses in a sentence

It was wholly different from the Waldensian movement and its allies.
The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation|Ernst Von Dobschutz
Florio was a Waldensian teacher, no doubt driven to England by religious persecution.
Old and New London|Walter Thornbury
It is important to distinguish clearly this Waldensian movement from the so-called Albigensian one.
The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation|Ernst Von Dobschutz
It was the Bible which had stirred the Waldensian and similar movements; so the Bible was to be kept away from the people.
The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation|Ernst Von Dobschutz

So far we have sketched the leading points in the creed of the Waldensian Church.
The Vaudois of Piedmont|John Napper Worsfold

British Dictionary definitions for Waldenses

Waldenses

/ (wɒlˈdɛnsiːz) /

pl n

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 movementAlso called: Vaudois

Derived forms of Waldenses

Waldensian (wɒlˈdɛnsɪən), noun, adjective

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