Hussitism
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Huss·ite
(hŭs′īt′, ho͝os′-)n.
A follower of the religious reformer John Hus.
adj.
Of or relating to John Hus or his religious theories.
Huss′it′ism n.
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Hussitism
the doctrines of a reformist and nationalistic movement initiated by John Huss in Bohemia about 1402, especially its reflection of Wycliffite emphases upon clerical purity, communion in both bread and wine for the laity, and the supreme authority of the Scriptures. Also Hussism. — Hussite, n., adj.
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