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Tridentine

 
Dictionary: Tri·den·tine   (trī-dĕn'tīn', -tēn') pronunciation

adj.
  1. Of or relating to an ecumenical council held by the Roman Catholic Church in Trent, Italy, from 1545 to 1563, as a response to calls for reform and the spread of Protestantism.
  2. Of or relating to the decrees, reforms, or results of that council: the Tridentine Catechism.
n.
A Roman Catholic who rigorously conforms to the Tridentine Creed formulated at that council.

[Medieval Latin Tridentīnus, from Latin, area around Tridentum, from Tridentum (Trent).]


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The adjective Tridentine refers to any thing or person pertaining to the city of Trent, Italy (Latin: Tridentum).

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