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Tridentine

/tɹaɪˈdɛntaɪn/

Tridentine adjective: relating to Trent, Italy.

Adjective

Tridentine (comparative more Tridentine, superlative most Tridentine)

  1. (not comparable) Relating to Trent, Italy.
  2. (not comparable) Relating to the Council of Trent.
  3. Pertaining to the form of Mass promulgated at the Council of Trent, often called the Tridentine Mass.
  4. Aligned with the traditionalist Catholic movement.

Noun

Tridentine (plural Tridentines)

  1. A strong follower of the Tridentine Creed established at the Council of Trent.

Forms of Tridentine

Adjective
comparativemore Tridentine
superlativemost Tridentine
Noun
pluralTridentines

Origin of Tridentine

From Latin Tridentīnus (“pertaining to Trent”).

Phrases with Tridentine

Questions about Tridentine

What does Tridentine mean?
Tridentine means relating to Trent, Italy.
What part of speech is Tridentine?
Tridentine can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Tridentine?
Tridentine is pronounced /tɹaɪˈdɛntaɪn/.

Words near Tridentine in the dictionary

  1. tridental
  2. tridentate
  3. tridentated
  4. tridented
  5. tridentiferous
  6. Tridentine
  7. Tridentine Mass
  8. Tridentine Masses
  9. Tridentines
  10. Tridentinian
  11. tridentlike

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