Peter the Hermit

noun

1. c1050–1115, French monk: preacher of the first Crusade 1095–99.

Peter the Hermit

noun

1. Peter the Hermit?10501115MFrenchRELIGION: monkRELIGION: preacher of the First Crusade ?1050–1115, French monk and preacher of the First Crusade

Example Sentences

I was up in my room at college, studying about Peter the Hermit and Walter the Penniless for my history exam on the crusades the coming Monday, when the hall phone rang.

From Literature

"It's two," I said, "Peter the Hermit and Walter the Penniless."

From Literature

Peter the Hermit griped that they “think of nothing but themselves” and are “impatient of all restraint”.

From Economist

I care nothing for your pedigree," said he; "for ought I know you may be descended from Peter the Hermit.

From Project Gutenberg

We took leave of Brigham Young, and came away a little puzzled as to whether we had been conversing with an impostor or a fanatic, a Peter the Hermit or a Tartuffe.

From Project Gutenberg