Hussite

American  

[huhs-ahyt] / ˈhʌs aɪt /

noun

1. a member of the religious reformist and nationalistic movement initiated by John Huss in Bohemia in the late 14th century.

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adjective

1. of or relating to John Huss or the Hussites.

Hussite British  

/ ˈhʌsaɪt /

noun

1. an adherent of the religious ideas of John Huss or a member of the movement initiated by him

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adjective

1. of or relating to John Huss, his teachings, followers, etc

Other Word Forms

• Hussism
  noun
• Hussitism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Hussite

First recorded in 1525–35; Huss + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

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Hussite

Important works of art from Bohemian lands were destroyed by iconoclasts during the Hussite Wars of the 15th century, and much was taken as booty during the Thirty Years’ War in the 17th.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

Next morning, his father's old worn Hussite Bible was found open by his bed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Taking the chalice as their symbol, his followers founded the Hussite sect, which was based on secular religion and nationalism.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nothing less than an ultimatum, it reminded Czechoslovaks of the stern papal bulls that the Vatican often sent to the country's Hussite reformers in the 15th century.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pope was anxious to get rid of the Hussite king of Bohemia, George Poděbrad, as the first step towards the formation of a league against the Turk.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various