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What is another word for Lollard?

Pronunciation: [lˈɒlɑːd] (IPA)

Lollard is a term used to describe a follower of John Wycliffe, an English theologian and reformer in the 14th century. Over time, the term "Lollard" has come to be used as a synonym for an unorthodox or heretical religious person. Other synonyms for the word "Lollard" include "dissenter," "heretic," "rebel," and "nonconformist." These terms are often used to describe individuals who challenge traditional doctrines and beliefs within various religions. These individuals may have differing views on important religious topics such as theology, morality, and spirituality. Despite opposition from more conservative or traditional religious groups, these "Lollards" continue to challenge and question the status quo.
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The Hamiltons merely looked to their own advancement; Lord James Stewart was bound to the Congregation; Huntly was a double dealer and was remote; the minor noblesse and the armed burghers, with Glencairn representing the south-west, Lollard from of old, were attached to Knox's doctrines, while the mob would flock in to destroy and plunder.
"John Knox and the Reformation"
Andrew Lang
But though, in the "Parson of a Town," Chaucer may not have wished to paint a Wycliffite priest-still less a Lollard, under which designation so many varieties of malcontents, in addition to the followers of Wyclif, were popularly included-yet his eyes and ears were open; and he knew well enough what the world and its children are at all times apt to call those who are not ashamed of their religion, as well as those who make too conscious a profession of it.
"Chaucer"
Adolphus William Ward
It is, perhaps, not without significance that the poor parson in the Canterbury Tales, the only one of his ecclesiastical pilgrims whom Chaucer treats with respect, is suspected by the host of the Tabard to be a "loller," that is, a Lollard, or disciple of Wiclif, and that because he objects to the jovial inn-keeper's swearing "by Goddes bones."
"Brief History of English and American Literature"
Henry A. Beers

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