Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of the French Protestants of the Cévennes who took up arms in defense of their civil and religious liberties early in the eighteenth century: so called from the white blouses worn by the peasants who were the chief actors in the insurrection.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One of the French Protestant insurgents who rebelled against Louis XIV, after the revocation of the edict of Nates; -- so called from the peasant's smock (
camise ) which they wore.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun historical One of the
French Protestants of the Cevennes region of south-centralFrance , who raised aninsurrection against thepersecutions which followed therevocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Camisard literature: "Le théâtre sacré des Cévennes"; "A cry from the desert"; etc.; but the Consistory of the French Church in the Savoy pronounced their ecstasies to be assumed habits.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Much has been written on the "prophets" of the Camisard uprising.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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She knew that Montgomery the Camisard was dead, and a rumour, carried by refugees, reached her that De la Foret had been with him to the end.
Michel and Angele — Volume 1 Gilbert Parker 1897
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He had secured for the Camisard the passport and clothes of a priest who had but just died at Granville.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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Protestant religion, and admiring De la Foret, he had given every countenance to the Camisard refugee.
Michel and Angele — Volume 1 Gilbert Parker 1897
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The wolfish Catherine writes to England for her lost Camisard, with much fool's talk about
Michel and Angele — Volume 1 Gilbert Parker 1897
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Son! but you have wit and intellect and are a match for a prince, not for a cast off Camisard.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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She knew that Montgomery the Camisard was dead, and a rumour, carried by refugees, reached her that De la Foret had been with him to the end.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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The wolfish Catherine writes to England for her lost Camisard, with much fool's talk about
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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Protestant religion, and admiring De la Foret, he had given every countenance to the Camisard refugee.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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