Tridentine
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the city of Trent.
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of or relating to the Council of Trent.
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conforming to the decrees and doctrines of the Council of Trent.
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- post-Tridentine adjective
- pre-Tridentine adjective
Etymology
Origin of Tridentine
1555–65; < Medieval Latin Tridentīnus, adj. use of Latin Tridentīnus area of the Rhaetian Alps around Tridentum; see -ine 1
Example Sentences
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In 1999, O'Connor was ordained a priest in the Latin Tridentine Church, an independent Catholic church, not in communion with Rome.
From BBC • Jul. 27, 2023
The Vatican’s liturgy office issued a document that clarified some questions that arose after Francis in July took the extraordinary step of re-imposing restrictions on celebrating the so-called Tridentine rite.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2021
The 16th-century Tridentine Mass was replaced after the Second Vatican Council with a new standard version approved in 1970.
From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2021
Written for orchestra and choir, it is based on the Tridentine Mass of the Catholic Church.
From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2021
In general, however, the theological docents at the German universities give a scientific character to their researches and lectures in respect of form and also of matter, so far as the Tridentine limits will allow.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.
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