Taborite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Taborite
1640–50; named after Tabor, city in Bohemia where the radical party of Hussites had its headquarters; see -ite 1
Example Sentences
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At Heilsbronn he was captured in a Hussite raid, when, carried to Mount Tabor, he recognized the practical identity of the faiths and received ordination at the hands of the Taborite Bishop Nicholas.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles
It was pervaded with the idea of equality in the spirit of the Taborite literature of the age, from which it took its origin.
From German Culture Past and Present by Bax, Ernest Belfort
Its emphatic decision in favor of the Calixtin doctrine broke up the Taborite organization.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles
In March the surrender of the Taborite stronghold of Konigingrätz filled the Hussites with consternation.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles
From that moment the fate of the Taborite party was sealed.
From A History of the Moravian Church by Hutton, Joseph Edmund
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