Bohemian Brethren

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a Christian denomination formed in Bohemia in 1467 from various Hussite groups, reorganized in 1722 as the Moravian Church.

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Bohemian Brethren British  

plural noun

1. Also called: Unitas Fratrem.  a Protestant Christian sect formed in the 15th century from various Hussite groups, which rejected oaths and military service and advocated a pure and disciplined spiritual life. It was reorganized in 1722 as the Moravian Church

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Example Sentences

The further assertion of Ehrenfeuchter, Moenckeberg, et al. that Luther in his Table of Duties followed the Bohemian Brethren, is incorrect, since the Table of Duties appeared much later in their catechism.

From Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church by Bente, F. (Friedrich)

The most important of these, the so-called Bohemian Brethren, had extended into Poland and Prussia before Luther's time.

From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) by Luther, Martin

At any rate, it is not likely that it was the book of the Bohemian Brethren which prompted Luther to embody the Sacraments in his Catechism.

From Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church by Bente, F. (Friedrich)

Besides the writers of the community of the Bohemian Brethren, we meet at this period with three historians of merit.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

The Bohemian Brethren were also severely persecuted, and their bishop Augusta was imprisoned for many years.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various