Huguenot

[hyoo-guh-not, yoo-]

noun

1. a member of the Reformed or Calvinistic communion of France in the 16th and 17th centuries; a French Protestant.

Huguenot

/ -ˌnɒt, ˈhjuːɡəˌnəʊ /

noun

1. a French Calvinist, esp of the 16th or 17th centuries

adjective

1. designating the French Protestant Church

Other Word Forms

• Huguenotic adjective
• Huguenotism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Huguenot¹

1555–65; < French, perhaps blend of Hugues (name of a political leader in Geneva) and eidgenot, back formation from eidgenots, Swiss variant of German Eidgenoss confederate, literally, oath comrade

Word History and Origins

Origin of Huguenot¹

C16: from French, from Genevan dialect eyguenot one who opposed annexation by Savoy, ultimately from Swiss German Eidgenoss confederate; influenced by Hugues, surname of 16th-century Genevan burgomaster

Example Sentences

The ships were loaded with guns and other munitions, gold, silver, foodstuffs, livestock, and nearly a thousand sailors and Protestant colonists called Huguenots seeking freedom in the New World.

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The museum, located in the historic home of a 17th-century Huguenot leader, doesn’t have on-site security.

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Built in 1743, it started life as a French Protestant church serving the Huguenot population, but was shut in 1809 due to a drastic decline in attendance.

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Shawn Jackson, 18, and his stepfather, Lorenzo Smith, 36, were killed in Tuesday’s shooting right after Huguenot High School’s graduation ceremony in downtown Richmond, according to WRIC-TV.

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Matthew Stanley, a spokesman for Richmond Public Schools, said that the shooting took place in Monroe Park, across the street from the Altria Theater, immediately after a graduation ceremony for students of Huguenot High School.

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