Tri·den·tine (tr -d n tn , -t n)adj. 1. Of or relating to an ecumenical council held by the Roman Catholic Church in Trent, Italy, from 1545 to 1563, as a response to calls for reform and the spread of Protestantism. 2. Of or relating to the decrees, reforms, or results of that council: the Tridentine Catechism. n. A Roman Catholic who rigorously conforms to the Tridentine Creed formulated at that council. [Medieval Latin Trident nus, from Latin, area around Tridentum, from Tridentum (Trent).] |
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