Calixtine

[ kuh-lik-stahyn, -steen ]

noun
  1. a member of a body of Hussites in the 15th century holding that the chalice as well as the bread should be received by the laity in the Eucharist.

Origin of Calixtine

1
<Medieval Latin Calixtīnus, equivalent to calix cup + -tīnus adj. suffix; see vespertine
  • Also Ca·lix·tin [kuh-lik-stin]. /kəˈlɪk stɪn/.

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