Waldenses

/wɔlˈdɛnsiz/
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Definitions of Waldenses
  1. noun
    a Christian sect of dissenters that originated in southern France in the late 12th century adopted Calvinist doctrines in the 16th century
    synonyms: Vaudois
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    type of:
    religious order, religious sect, sect
    a subdivision of a larger religious group
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