Huguenot
a member of the Reformed or Calvinistic communion of France in the 16th and 17th centuries; a French Protestant.
Origin of Huguenot
1Other words from Huguenot
- Hu·gue·not·ic, adjective
- Hu·gue·not·ism, noun
Words Nearby Huguenot
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How to use Huguenot in a sentence
Hoping for some kind of employment, he appeals to Henry of Navarre, the provincial leader of the Huguenot faction in France.
Flashing blades, secret passages, mistaken identities: ‘A Gentleman of France’ is a classic adventure tale | Michael Dirda | September 1, 2021 | Washington PostThe du Pont family descended from Huguenot nobility in Burgundy, emigrating to the United States in 1800.
"I would rather see him hanged and saved than living and a Huguenot," she answered, gloomily.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacYou do not know what is passing in the provinces, we have been obliged at Lyons to kill a Huguenot who preached revolt.
Chicot the Jester | Alexandre Dumas, PereThis orator was Gorenflot, recounting his journey to Lyons, and his duel in an inn with a dreadful Huguenot.
Chicot the Jester | Alexandre Dumas, Pere
If indeed it were from religious motives, it might do him some good—but he has no more religion than a Huguenot.
At the Sign of the Cat and Racket | Honore de BalzacBut while he was away the Spaniards came by land to surprise the Huguenot settlement.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies | H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber
British Dictionary definitions for Huguenot
/ (ˈhjuːɡəˌnəʊ, -ˌnɒt) /
a French Calvinist, esp of the 16th or 17th centuries
designating the French Protestant Church
Origin of Huguenot
1Derived forms of Huguenot
- Huguenotic, adjective
- Huguenotism, noun
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