LOLLARD


Meaning of LOLLARD in English

ˈlälə(r)d also ˈlȯl- noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch lollaert, from lollen to mutter, mumble, doze + -aert -ard — more at lull

1. : one of various heretics in the Netherlands in the 14th century akin to the Fraticelli and the Beghards

2. : one of the followers of Wycliffe in England and Scotland in the 14th and 15th centuries traveling as itinerant lay preachers throughout the land, denouncing ecclesiastical and temporal abuses, and preaching a spiritual message based on a primary appeal to the Bible

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