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Hussite   /hˈəsˌaɪt/   Listen
Hussite

noun
1.
An adherent of the religious reforms of John Huss.





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"Hussite" Quotes from Famous Books



... these innovations the five original cantons,—Unterwalden, Uri, Schwyz, Lucerne and Zug,—formed a league in 1524 to suppress the "Hussite, Lutheran, and Zwinglian heresies." For a time it looked like war. Zwingli and his advisers drew up a remarkably thorough plan of campaign, including a method of securing allies, many military details, and an ample provision for prayer for victory. War, however, was averted by the mediation ...
— The Age of the Reformation • Preserved Smith
... put a summary end to the disturbance in the city, quickly made bad worse. He deposed the Hussite city council in the Neustadt, the locality of greatest disturbance, and replaced it by a new one in his own interests. This action filled Prague with indignation, which was redoubled when the new council sent two clamorous Hussites to prison. On the 30th of July Ziska led ...
— Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) - The Romance of Reality, German • Charles Morris


Words linked to "Hussite" :   disciple, adherent


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