a. and sb. Also 7–9 Valdensian. [f. WALDENS-ES + -IAN.]

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  A.  adj. Of or pertaining to the Waldenses.

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c. 1645.  Howell, Lett. (1650), II. 23. Ther are divers sorts of these Polonian Protestants, som embracing the Waldensian … and som the Helvetian Confession.

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1827.  (title) Authentic Details of the Valdenses … with … the Ancient Valdensian Catechism.

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1831.  W. S. Gilly (title), Waldensian Researches … With an Introductory Inquiry into the Antiquity and Purity of the Waldensian Church.

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1888.  Athenæum, 7 April, 430/1. Only after Luther’s declaration in favour of clerical marriage did the ascetic life cease to be a part of the Waldensian doctrine.

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  B.  sb. A member of the sect of the WALDENSES.

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1885.  Athenæum, 7 Feb., 177/2. The contents of this part are … the Διδαχή and the Waldensians, [etc.]. Ibid. (1888), 7 April, 429/3. The Waldensians were far more likely to adopt an existing Catholic translation than to originate one for themselves.

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