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Lollards | Lollard

Lollards meaning

plural of Lollard

Using Lollards

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of Lollard
  • In the example corpus, lollards often appears in combinations such as: of lollards, the lollards.

Context around Lollards

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

priesthood 1×

Often after:

petitioned 1× pit 1× affirmed 1× thought 1× became 1× small 1×

Sentence patterns with Lollards

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

ban the lollards but prohibited 1× goals the lollards affirmed a 1× group of lollards petitioned parliament 1× is the lollards pit in 1× minds of lollards of the 1× of the lollards by posting 1× persecution of lollards became more 1× persecution of lollards from this 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a gruesome reminder 1× among much broader 1× denying any special 1× despite the debate 1× king henry iv 1× oldcastle s revolt 1×

Common sentence endings:

became more severe 1× blood of christ 1× burning for heretics 1× christ s suffering 1× customablie burnt citation 1× from this period 1×

Words around Lollards

Just before it in the word index:

lollard 8 lollar 5 lollapalooza 51 lolland 2 lolla 6 loll 2

Just after it in the word index:

lollardy 3 lolley 7 lolli 3 lollie 2 lollies 17 lolling 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Lollards

  • In this selection, "lollards" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, priesthood, petitioned, pit and affirmed stand out and add context to how "lollards" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ban the lollards but prohibited and goals the lollards affirmed a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lollards" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lollards

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Lollards' small measure of protection evaporated. (7 words)

Oldcastle's revolt made Lollardy seem even more threatening to the state, and persecution of Lollards became more severe. (19 words)

Despite the debate about the extent of Lollard influence there are ample records of the persecution of Lollards from this period. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

King Henry IV (despite being John of Gaunt's son) passed the De heretico comburendo in 1401, which did not specifically ban the Lollards, but prohibited translating or owning the Bible and authorised death by burning for heretics. (38 words)

Since Lollards had been underground for more than a hundred years, the extent of Lollardy and its ideas at the time of the Reformation is uncertain and a point of debate. (31 words)

Among much broader goals, the Lollards affirmed a form of consubstantiation—that the Eucharist remained physically bread and wine, while becoming spiritually the body and blood of Christ. (28 words)

Example sentences (10)

One group of Lollards petitioned Parliament with The Twelve Conclusions of the Lollards by posting them on the doors of Westminster Hall in February 1395.

A gruesome reminder of this persecution is the 'Lollards Pit' in Thorpe Wood, now Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich, Norfolk, where men are customablie burnt. citation.

Among much broader goals, the Lollards affirmed a form of consubstantiation—that the Eucharist remained physically bread and wine, while becoming spiritually the body and blood of Christ.

Denying any special status to the priesthood, Lollards thought confession to a priest was unnecessary since according to them priests did not have the ability to forgive sins.

Despite the debate about the extent of Lollard influence there are ample records of the persecution of Lollards from this period.

King Henry IV (despite being John of Gaunt's son) passed the De heretico comburendo in 1401, which did not specifically ban the Lollards, but prohibited translating or owning the Bible and authorised death by burning for heretics.

Oldcastle's revolt made Lollardy seem even more threatening to the state, and persecution of Lollards became more severe.

Since Lollards had been underground for more than a hundred years, the extent of Lollardy and its ideas at the time of the Reformation is uncertain and a point of debate.

The eighth Conclusion points out the ludicrousness, in the minds of Lollards, of the reverence that is directed toward images of Christ's suffering.

The Lollards' small measure of protection evaporated.

Common combinations with lollards

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lollards" in a sentence?
An example: "One group of Lollards petitioned Parliament with The Twelve Conclusions of the Lollards by posting them on the doors of Westminster Hall in February 1395." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "lollards" from authentic English texts.
What does "lollards" mean?
Lollards means: plural of Lollard
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