Tridentine

[ trahy-den-tin, -tahyn, -teen ]

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.

Tridentine

/ traɪˈdɛntaɪn /

adjective

1. history
   1. of or relating to the Council of Trent
   2. in accord with Tridentine doctrine

noun

1. an orthodox Roman Catholic

Other Words From

• post-Tri·dentine adjective
• pre-Tri·dentine adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tridentine¹

1555–65; < Medieval Latin Tridentīnus, adj. use of Latin Tridentīnus area of the Rhaetian Alps around Tridentum; -ine ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tridentine¹

C16: from Medieval Latin Tridentīnus , from Tridentum Trent

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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