Taborite
[ tey-buh-rahyt ]
/ ˈteɪ bəˌraɪt /
Save This Word!
noun
(in the 15th century) a member of the militant body of Hussites maintaining a strict literal interpretation of the Scriptures.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON THE MANY TYPES OF NOUNS
They're everywhere you turn, but can you identify the 10 types of nouns easily? This quiz will test your mettle against singular, plural, concrete, abstract, common, proper, collective, compound, countable, and uncountable nouns!
Question 1 of 7
Shoelaces, rainbow, toothpaste, and haircuts are all what type of noun?
Meet Grammar Coach
Improve Your Writing
Origin of Taborite
1640–50; named after Tabor, city in Bohemia where the radical party of Hussites had its headquarters; see -ite1
Words nearby Taborite
taboparesis, tabor, Tabora, taboret, taborin, Taborite, tabouli, tabret, Tabriz, tabular, tabula rasa
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for Taborite
Its emphatic decision in favor of the Calixtin doctrine broke up the Taborite organization.
A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II|Henry Charles LeaHe sharply attacks the view of the Taborite priests, which was similar to that afterwards adopted by the Calvinists.
A History of Bohemian Literature|Count Ltzow