Waldense

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noun

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.

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VaudoisWaldensian
OriginMedieval Latin Waldensis →
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Meanings

nounWaldense (plural Waldenses)

plural Waldenses

  1. historicalChristianityA 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.

    Synonyms: Vaudois, Waldensian

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
VaudoisWaldensian

Origin

  1. Medieval LatinWaldensis
  2. EnglishWaldense

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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Translations

German Waldenser
  • Waldensermember of a sect of dissenters
Italian valdese
  • valdesemember of a sect of dissenters
Polish waldens
  • waldensmember of a sect of dissenters
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