Diggers
DIGGERS
A denomination which sprung up in Germany, in the fifteenth century; so called because they dug their assemblies under ground in caves and forests. They derided the church, its ministers and sacraments.
Fuente: Theological Dictionary
Diggers
a term of reproach applied to the Waldenses (q.v.), because they were subjected to such persecution that they were compelled to dig caverns in the earth in which to hold meetings for worship.