Waldenses

Wal·den·ses  (wl-dnsz, wôl-)

pl.n.

A Christian sect of dissenters that originated in southern France in the late 12th century and adopted Calvinist doctrines in the 16th century. Also called Vaudois.

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[Medieval Latin Waldnss, after Peter Waldo.]

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Wal·densian (-shn) adj. & n.

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Waldenses [wɒlˈdɛnsiːz]

pl n

(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) 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 called Vaudois

Waldensian  [wɒlˈdɛnsɪən] n & adj

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Waldenses - a Christian sect of dissenters that originated in southern France in the late 12th century adopted Calvinist doctrines in the 16th century Vaudois religious order, religious sect, sect - a subdivision of a larger religious group