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Waldensian, a. and n.|wɒlˈdɛnsɪən| Also 7–9 Valdensian. [f. waldens-es + -ian.] A. adj. Of or pertaining to the Waldenses.
c1645Howell Lett. (1650) II. 23 Ther are divers sorts of these Polonian Protestants, som embracing the Waldensian..and som the Helvetian Confession. 1827(title) Authentic Details of the Valdenses..with..The Ancient Valdensian Catechism. 1831W. S. Gilly (title), Waldensian Researches..With an Introductory Inquiry into the Antiquity and Purity of the Waldensian Church. 1888Athenæum 7 Apr. 430/1 Only after Luther's declaration in favour of clerical marriage did the ascetic life cease to be a part of the Waldensian doctrine. B. n. A member of the sect of the Waldenses.
1604,1832[see Albigensian adj. and n.]. 1847J. T. Mullock tr. St. Alphonsus's Hist. Heresies I. x. 260 Rainer..for seventeen years was a Waldensian. 1885Athenæum 7 Feb. 177/2 The contents of this part are..the Διδαχή and the Waldensians, [etc.]. 1888Ibid. 7 Apr. 429/3 The Waldensians were far more likely to adopt an existing Catholic translation than to originate one for themselves. |