/ Dictionary / Index W Waldenses: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Wal•den•ses Pronunciation: (wôl-den'sēz, wol-), [key] — n. (used with a sing. v.) a Christian sect that arose after 1170 in southern France, under the leadership of Pierre Waldo, a merchant of Lyons, and joined the Reformation movement in the 16th century. Also called Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: waldenses (Thesaurus) Walden Pond waldglas Related Content Daily Word Quiz: banshee Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language