Tridentine
[ trahy-den-tin, -tahyn, -teen ]
/ traɪˈdɛn tɪn, -taɪn, -tin /
adjective
of or relating to the city of Trent.
of or relating to the Council of Trent.
conforming to the decrees and doctrines of the Council of Trent.
Origin of Tridentine
1555–65; < Medieval Latin
Tridentīnus, adj. use of Latin
Tridentīnus area of the Rhaetian Alps around Tridentum; see
-ine1
OTHER WORDS FROM Tridentine
post-Tri·den·tine, adjective pre-Tri·den·tine, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for post-tridentine
Protestants can as little bear its Ante-nicene as its Post-tridentine period.
An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine |John Henry Cardinal Newman
British Dictionary definitions for post-tridentine
Tridentine
/ (traɪˈdɛntaɪn) /
adjective
history
- of or relating to the Council of Trent
- in accord with Tridentine doctrine
noun
an orthodox Roman Catholic
Word Origin for Tridentine
C16: from Medieval Latin
Tridentīnus, from
Tridentum
Trent