Tridentine

Tri·den·tine

[trahy-den-tin, -tahyn, -teen]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the city of Trent.
2.
of or pertaining to the Council of Trent.
3.
conforming to the decrees and doctrines of the Council of Trent.

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

post-Tri·den·tine, adjective
pre-Tri·den·tine, adjective
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Tridentine (traɪˈdɛntaɪn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  history
 a.  of or relating to the Council of Trent
 b.  in accord with Tridentine doctrine
 
n
2.  an orthodox Roman Catholic
 
[C16: from Medieval Latin Tridentīnus, from TridentumTrent]

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