Waldenses (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

plural noun
  1. the members of a Christian sect that arose after 1170 in southern France under the leadership of Pierre Waldo, a merchant of Lyons, and joined the Reformation in the 16th century.
pl n
  1. 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
Waldenses (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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