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VAUDOIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Christian sect of dissenters that originated in southern France in the late 12th century adopted Calvinist doctrines in the 16th century
Synonyms:
Vaudois; Waldenses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Vaudois" is a kind of...):
religious order; religious sect; sect (a subdivision of a larger religious group)