Tridentine
adjective
- of Trent, Italy
- of the Council of Trent, or in accord with its decrees
See Tridentine in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(trī-dĕnˈtīnˌ, -tēnˌ)
adjective- Of or relating to an ecumenical council held by the Roman Catholic Church in Trent, Italy, from 1545 to 1563, as a response to calls for reform and the spread of Protestantism.
- Of or relating to the decrees, reforms, or results of that council: the Tridentine Catechism.
noun A Roman Catholic who rigorously conforms to the Tridentine Creed formulated at that council.
