Moravian

American  

[maw-rey-vee-uhn, moh-] / mɔˈreɪ vi ən, moʊ- /

adjective

1. pertaining to Moravia or its inhabitants.

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

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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 British  

/ mɒ-, məˈreɪvɪən /

adjective

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

2. of or relating to the Moravian Church

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noun

1. the Moravian dialect

2. a native or inhabitant of Moravia

3. a member of the Moravian Church

Other Word Forms

• Moravianism noun

Etymology

Origin of Moravian

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

Example Sentences

But the denomination’s annual tradition dates to 1732 in Herrnhut, Germany, where Moravian refugees of religious persecution fled to and established the original Renewed Moravian Church settlement, according to accounts of church history.

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

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

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 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

The decision to join the Moravian church made other Delawares uncomfortable.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz