Definitions for Tridentine

Tridentine Tri·den·tine

Spelling: [trahy-den-tin, -tahyn, -teen]
IPA: /traɪˈdɛn tɪn, -taɪn, -tin/

Tridentine is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 240 anagrams from letters in Tridentine (deeiinnrtt).

Definitions for Tridentine

adjective

  1. of or relating to the city of Trent.
  2. of or relating to the Council of Trent.
  3. conforming to the decrees and doctrines of the Council of Trent.

Origin of Tridentine

1555-65; Medieval Latin Tridentīnus, adj. use of Latin Tridentīnus area of the Rhaetian Alps around Tridentum; see -ine1

Examples for Tridentine

Why,” rejoined the Dean, “that looks more like Tridentine theology.

Their compromises led to ethical hypocrisies and to that dogmatic despotism which was confirmed by the Tridentine Council.

Sixtus V. determined to put a stop to a license which rendered the Tridentine provisions almost nugatory.

And now in like manner the Tridentine Creed is met by no rival developments; there is no antagonist system.

Such was the prodigy hatched during the seventeen years of Tridentine incubation.

This commenced early, as is shown in some curiously contradictory utterances, in 1568, respecting the Tridentine Index.

Tridentine, trī-den′tin, adj. pertaining to the Council of Trent (1545-63), or to its decrees.

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