Vaudois

Vau·dois

V0038600 (vō-dwä′)pl.n. See Waldenses.

[French, from Old French vaudeis, from Medieval Latin Waldēnsēs; see Waldenses.]

Vaudois

(ˈvəʊdwɑː) pl n, sing -dois1. (Roman Catholic Church) another name for the Waldenses2. (Peoples) the inhabitants of Vaud

Wal•den•ses

(wɔlˈdɛn siz, wɒl-)

n.pl. members of a Christian sect that arose in 1170 in S France under the leadership of Pierre Waldo and that joined the Reformation in the 16th century. [pl. of Middle English Waldensis < Medieval Latin, after Pierre Waldo; see -ensis] Wal•den′si•an (-si ən, -ʃən) adj., n.

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Vaudois - a Christian sect of dissenters that originated in southern France in the late 12th century adopted Calvinist doctrines in the 16th centuryWaldensesreligious order, religious sect, sect - a subdivision of a larger religious group

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see WaldensesWaldenses
or Waldensians,
Protestant religious group of medieval origin, called in French Vaudois. They originated in the late 12th cent. as the Poor Men of Lyons, a band organized by Peter Waldo, a wealthy merchant of Lyons, who gave away his property (c.
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noun a Christian sect of dissenters that originated in southern France in the late 12th century adopted Calvinist doctrines in the 16th century

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