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A sect of dissenters from the ecclesiastical system of the Roman Catholic Church, who in the 13th century were driven by persecution to the valleys of Piedmont, where the sect survives. They profess substantially Protest…

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  1. n. pl. A sect of dissenters from the ecclesiastical system of the Roman Catholic Church, who in the 13th century were driven by persecution to the valleys of Piedmont, where the sect survives. They profess substantially Protestant principles.
  2. n. a Christian sect of dissenters that originated in southern France in the late 12th century adopted Calvinist doctrines in the 16th century
  3. A sect of dissenters from the ecclesiastical system of the Roman Catholic Church, who in the 13th century were driven by persecution to the valleys of Piedmont, where the sect survives. They profess substantially Protestant principles.
  4. A sect of dissenters from the ecclesiastical system of theRoman Catholic Church, who in the 13th century were driven bypersecution to the valleys of Piedmont, where the sect survives. Theyprofess substantially Protestant principles.
  5. n a Christian sect of dissenters that originated in southern France in the late 12th century adopted Calvinist doctrines in the 16th century