— Waldensian /wawl den"see euhn, -sheuhn, wol-/ , adj. , n.
/wawl den"seez, wol-/ , n. ( used with a sing. v. )
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. Also called Vaudois .
[ pl. of ME Waldensis ]