Etymology

Waldense

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Today it means: A member of a sect of dissenters from the ecclesiastical system of the Roman Catholic Church, who in the 13th century were driven by persecution to the valleys of Piedmont. Full definition →

Medieval Latin Waldensis
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromWaldensis
  2. English todayWaldense

From Medieval Latin Waldensis (c. 1170), so called from Petrus Waldus, or Peter Waldo, a merchant of Lyon, who founded this sect around AD 1170. For the surname, see Waldo.

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