n.pl. a puritan religious sect orig. in S. France, now chiefly in Italy and America, founded c.1170 and much persecuted. Waldensian adj. & n.
[ med.L f. Peter Waldo of Lyons, founder ]
n.pl. a puritan religious sect orig. in S. France, now chiefly in Italy and America, founded c.1170 and much persecuted. Waldensian adj. & n.
[ med.L f. Peter Waldo of Lyons, founder ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012