Moravian

[maw-rey-vee-uhn, moh-]

adjective

1. pertaining to Moravia or its inhabitants.

2. of or relating to the religious denomination of Moravians.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Moravia.

2. Also called Herrnhuter. a member of a Christian denomination descended from the Bohemian Brethren and holding that the Scriptures are the only rule of faith and practice.

3. a dialect of Czech spoken in Moravia.

Moravian

/ mɒ-, məˈreɪvɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Moravia, its people, or their dialect of Czech

2. of or relating to the Moravian Church

noun

1. the Moravian dialect

2. a native or inhabitant of Moravia

3. a member of the Moravian Church

Other Word Forms

• Moravianism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Moravian¹

First recorded in 1545–55; Moravi(a) + -an

Example Sentences

It’s a message members of the Moravian Church — one of the oldest Protestant denominations in the world — have sent for nearly 300 years.

From Seattle Times

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

Moravian whites have gained a buzz in the United States in recent years, and I could see why.

From New York Times

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

The Moravian Museum in the Czech city of Brno has had the original manuscript for the fourth movement of Beethoven’s String Quartet n B-flat Major, Op.

From Washington Times