Tridentine

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/traɪˈdɛntaɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(trī den′tin, -tīn, -tēn)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Tri•den•tine  (trī den′tin, -tīn, -tēn),USA pronunciation adj. 
  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.
  • Medieval Latin Tridentīnus, adjective, adjectival use of Latin Tridentīnus area of the Rhaetian Alps around Tridentum; see -ine1
  • 1555–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Tridentine /traɪˈdɛntaɪn/ adj
    • of or relating to the Council of Trent
    • in accord with Tridentine doctrine
 n
  1. an orthodox Roman Catholic
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin Tridentīnus, from Tridentum Trent
'Tridentine' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
post-Tridentine - pre-Tridentine

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