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Lollard
Lollard Originally a follower of John WYCLIF, a Lollard was later anyone seriously critical of the Church. Lollards probably owed their name to the Dutch word lollaerd, meaning a mumbler (of prayers). Lollardy began in the 1370s as a set of beliefs held by Oxford-trained clerks who were keenly interested in Wyclif's teachings on papal and ecclesiastical authority; in an age unsettled by war and threatened by disease (especially the BLACK DEATH), it also appealed to other educated sectors of society. They attacked clerical celibacy, INDULGENCES, and pilgrimages. RICHARD II, who was himself an opponent of calls for ecclesiastical egalitarianism, none the less retained in his household some knights known to favour Lollardy. The nobility abandoned it only when HENRY IV came to the throne and backed Archbishop Arundel in a vigorous persecution of Lollards; further reaction against it, among the gentry, also resulted from the abortive Lollard uprising attempted by Sir John Oldcastle in January 1414. Thereafter, Lollardy's appeal seems to have been limited to craftsmen, artisans, and a few priests in the larger towns.
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"Lollard." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Lollard." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-Lollard.html "Lollard." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-Lollard.html |
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Lollard
Lollard a follower of John Wyclif. The Lollards believed that the Church should aid people to live a life of evangelical poverty and imitate Christ. Official attitudes to the Lollards varied considerably, but they were generally held to be heretics and often severely persecuted.
The word was originally a derogatory term, derived from a Dutch word meaning ‘mumbler’, based on lollen ‘to mumble’. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Lollard." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Lollard." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Lollard.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Lollard." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Lollard.html |
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Lollard
Lollard contemptuous name for certain heretics. XIV. — MDu. lollaerd lit. mumbler, mutterer, f. lollen mumble; see -ARD.
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T. F. HOAD. "Lollard." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "Lollard." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Lollard.html T. F. HOAD. "Lollard." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Lollard.html |
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Lollard
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•collard, Lollard, pollard
•bicoloured (US bicolored), dullard, multicoloured (US multicolored), particoloured (US particolored), self-coloured (US self-colored), uncoloured (US uncolored), varicoloured (US varicolored), versicoloured (US versicolored)
•enamored, Muhammad
•ill-humoured (US ill-humored)
•Seanad, unmannered
•Leonard • synod • unhonoured
•Bernard, gurnard
•unhampered
•leopard, shepherd
•untempered
•Angharad, Harrod
•Herod • hundred • unanswered
•uncensored • unsponsored
•Blanchard • dastard • unchartered
•bastard • unlettered • unsheltered
•self-centred (US self-centered) • it'd
•unfiltered • unregistered • unwatered
•unaltered • dotard • untutored
•uncluttered, unuttered
•bustard, custard, mustard
•method • unbothered • Harvard
•unflavoured (US unflavored)
•lily-livered, undelivered
•undiscovered
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"Lollard." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Lollard." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Lollard.html "Lollard." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Lollard.html |
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