Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A follower of the religious reformer John Hus.
- adjective Of or relating to John Hus or his religious theories.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A follower of John Huss of Bohemia, the religious reformer, who was burned in 1415.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of John
Huss , the Bohemian reformer, who was adjudged a heretic and burnt alive in 1415.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A follower of the teachings of the Christian reformer Jan Hus.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an adherent of the religious reforms of John Huss
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Examples
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They disliked the alliance with the aristocracy and the clergy; they wished for universal suffrage, and recalled the Hussite traditions.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Various
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This question was brought to the front by the so-called Hussite movement in Bohemia.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 John [Editor] Rudd 1885
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From the disturbances following the Hussite movement to National-Socialism and Communism, few lands have suffered so much from the waves of European self-destruction as the Czech lands.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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When the Unitarian chalice symbol was designed by Hans Deutsch in the 1940s, it was intended to reflect both the altar flames of ancient pagan Greece and the communion chalice of the Hussite movement, a Protestant group founded by Jan Hus, who gave communion in both kinds bread and wine to his congregation; previously the laity were only allowed to receive the bread.
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From the disturbances following the Hussite movement to National-Socialism and Communism, few lands have suffered so much from the waves of European self-destruction as the Czech lands.
Bohemian thoughts... 2009
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Styling himself a “radical historian,” Joiner teaches calculus and spelling to underprivileged children at a progressive school after he quits pro football, and becomes the disciple of a fifteenth-century Hussite.
Archive 2009-02-01 2009
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When the Unitarian chalice symbol was designed by Hans Deutsch in the 1940s, it was intended to reflect both the altar flames of ancient pagan Greece and the communion chalice of the Hussite movement, a Protestant group founded by Jan Hus, who gave communion in both kinds bread and wine to his congregation; previously the laity were only allowed to receive the bread.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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Pottery relics from the Bukk, Pilin and Hallstatt cultures have been found within Silická l'adnica Ice Cave and a Hussite inscription dated to 1447 on the walls of Jasovská Cave.
Caves of Aggtelek and Slovak Karst, Hungary and Slovakia 2009
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Styling himself a “radical historian,” Joiner teaches calculus and spelling to underprivileged children at a progressive school after he quits pro football, and becomes the disciple of a fifteenth-century Hussite.
Football novels 2009
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For more on religious violence and how it's obviously Islam that "has and always will advocate violence", read about the Pope and the Hussite Wars.
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