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HUSS

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HUSS (noun)
  The noun HUSS has 1 sense:

1. Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake (1372-1415)play

  Familiarity information: HUSS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


HUSS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake (1372-1415)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Hus; Huss; Jan Hus; John Huss

Instance hypernyms:

crusader; meliorist; reformer; reformist; social reformer (a disputant who advocates reform)


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