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Calixtine

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[kuh-lik-stahyn, -steen] / kəˈlɪk staɪn, -stin /
Also Calixtin

noun

  1. a member of a body of Hussites in the 15th century holding that the chalice as well as the bread should be received by the laity in the Eucharist.


Etymology

Origin of Calixtine

< Medieval Latin Calixtīnus, equivalent to calix cup + -tīnus adj. suffix; see vespertine

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