Waldensian
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Waldens(es) + -ian.
Adjective
Waldensian (comparative more Waldensian, superlative most Waldensian)
- Of or pertaining to the Waldenses.
- 2010, Michael C Thomsett, The Inquisition, page 16:
- A spin-off of the Waldensian sect began in 1207 when Durand of Huesca, an early follow of Waldo, converted to Catholicism.
- 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin 2012, p. 126:
- Valdensian communities took to the mountains of Savoy, and would defy the authorities in the best Burgundian manner for centuries.
Derived terms
Translations
of or pertaining to the Waldenses
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Noun
Waldensian (plural Waldensians)
- One who holds the doctrines of the Waldenses (a pre-Protestant church founded by Peter Waldo).