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Waldensian

Wal-den′sian

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Adj.
Of or pertaining to the Waldenses.
Noun.
One Holding the Waldensian doctrines.

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Waldensian

Waldensian

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Adjective

Waldensian (comparative more Waldensian, superlative most Waldensian)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Waldenses.
    • 2010, Michael C Thomsett, The Inquisition, p. 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.

Noun

Waldensian (plural Waldensians)

  1. One who holds the doctrines of the Waldenses.

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