Waldensian

[wɔ:dənsiən]
  • adj. 韦而多教派的
  • n. 华尔多教派的人

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Waldensian
c. 1600, from Waldenses (plural), mid-15c., from Medieval Latin, apparently from Waldensis, a variant form of the surname of Peter Waldo, the preacher who originated the sect c.1170 in southern France. Excommunicated 1184, they eventually were swept into the Protestant revolt (16c.).

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