Moravian
Americanadjective
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pertaining to Moravia or its inhabitants.
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of or relating to the religious denomination of Moravians.
adjective
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of or relating to Moravia, its people, or their dialect of Czech
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of or relating to the Moravian Church
noun
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the Moravian dialect
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a native or inhabitant of Moravia
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a member of the Moravian Church
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Etymology
Origin of Moravian
Example Sentences
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In addition to the longstanding liturgy, the service includes a silent procession to the Salem Moravian Graveyard, also called “God’s Acre,” and concludes among the graves that go back generations.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
Doris Schattschneider, a retired mathematician affiliated with Moravian University with expertise in tessellations, had been skeptical about the likelihood of a true einstein ever being discovered.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 31, 2023
Doris Schattschneider, a mathematician at Moravian University, said, “This is more what I would have expected of an aperiodic monotile.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
Son of a Slovak coachman and a Moravian cook who both served the imperial court, the young Masaryk - like Filip - was equally at home on both sides of the river.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2022
Interactions with Moravian Protestant missionaries had shown the Delawares that Moravian ways of religion were similar to their own, including the ideal of pacifism.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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