Waldenses
[ wawl-den-seez, wol- ]
/ wɔlˈdɛn siz, wɒl- /
noun (used with a singular verb)
a Christian sect that arose after 1170 in southern France, under the leadership of Pierre Waldo, a merchant of Lyons, and joined the Reformation movement in the 16th century.
Also called
Vaudois.
Origin of Waldenses
OTHER WORDS FROM Waldenses
Wal·den·si·an [wawl-den-see-uh n, -shuh n, wol-] /wɔlˈdɛn si ən, -ʃən, wɒl-/, adjective, nounExample sentences from the Web for waldenses
British Dictionary definitions for waldenses
Waldenses
/ (wɒlˈdɛnsiːz) /
pl n
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