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

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

Up went the Hussite flag over the Presidential Castle and loud and strong were the cries from Rome.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was not until the beginning of the year 1431, when there was peace along the Danube, that he took any measures for putting an end to the Hussite war.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard