Word Study
Index
: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
[2x]
: W- W. Wa Wb Wc We Wh Wi Wl Wm Wn Wo Wp Wr Ws Wt Wu Wv Ww Wy
waking up | walapai | walaway | walbiri | wald | waldenses | waldensian | waldgrave | waldheim | waldheimia | waldmeister

waldenses

 : 
Adjective, Noun, Noun Plural
 : 
Wal=den=ses

CIDE DICTIONARY

waldensesn. pl. [So called from Petrus Waldus, or Peter Waldo, a merchant of Lyons, who founded this sect about a. d. 1170.].
     A sect of dissenters from the ecclesiastical system of the Roman Catholic Church, who in the 13th century were driven by persecution to the valleys of Piedmont, where the sect survives. They profess substantially Protestant principles.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

waldenses, n.pl. a puritan religious sect orig. in S. France, now chiefly in Italy and America, founded c.1170 and much persecuted.

Derivative
Waldensian adj. & n.
Etymology
med.L f. Peter Waldo of Lyons, founder

For further exploring for "waldenses" in Webster Dictionary Online


TIP #18: Strengthen your daily devotional life with NET Bible Daily Reading Plan. [ALL]
created in 1.40 seconds
powered by bible.org