Waldensian

Alternative forms

• Valdensian

Origin

From Waldenses + -ian.

Full definition of Waldensian

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the Waldenses.
• 2010, Michael C Thomsett, The Inquisition, p. 16:A spin-off of the Waldensian sect began in 1207 when Durand of Huesca, an early follow of Waldo, converted to Catholicism.
• 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin 2012, p. 126:Valdensian communities took to the mountains of Savoy, and would defy the authorities in the best Burgundian manner for centuries.

Noun

1. One who holds the doctrines of the Waldenses.