waldensian

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. Of or pertaining to the Waldensians or Waldenses.
2. n. A member of a reforming body of Christians, followers of Peter Waldo (Valdo) of Lyons, formed about 1170. Its chief seats were in the alpine valleys of Piedmont, Dauphine, and Provence (hence the French name Vaudois des Alpes, or Vaudois). The Waldenses joined the Reformation movement, and were often severely persecuted, especially in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The Waldensian church in Italy now numbers about 20,000 members.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. adj. Of or pertaining to the Waldenses.