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waldenses

Wal·den·ses
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wawl-den-seez, wol-]
    • /wɔlˈdɛn siz, wɒl-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wawl-den-seez, wol-]
    • /wɔlˈdɛn siz, wɒl-/

Definitions of waldenses word

  • noun waldenses a Christian sect that arose after 1170 in southern France, under the leadership of Pierre Waldo, a merchant of Lyons, and joined the Reformation movement in the 16th century. 1
  • noun plural waldenses 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 0
  • noun plural waldenses a sect of dissenters from the Roman Catholic Church which arose about 1170 in S France: excommunicated in 1184, they survive esp. in northwestern Italy 0

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waldenses popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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