Wycliffe

or Wyc·lif, Wick·liffe, Wic·lif

[ wik-lif ]

/ ˈwɪk lɪf /

noun

John,c1320–84, English theologian, religious reformer, and Biblical translator.

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Wycliffe had apparently retired before the storm burst upon Oxford.
Oxford and its Story|Cecil Headlam
Wycliffe renders, of whom shulen be alle the best thingis of Yrael.
Lectures on Bible Revision|Samuel Newth
The Act was chiefly directed against the Lollards, as the followers of Wycliffe now came to be called.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
In a lesser degree Loserth has found this dependence on Wycliffe also in other works of Hus.
A History of Bohemian Literature|Count Ltzow

Wycliffe and his "simple priests" were charged with fomenting the discontent and disorder which culminated in the Peasants' War.
An Introduction to the History of Western Europe|James Harvey Robinson

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Wycliffe

Wyclif

/ (ˈwɪklɪf) /

noun

John. ?1330–84, English religious reformer. A precursor of the Reformation, whose writings were condemned as heretical, he attacked the doctrines and abuses of the Church. He instigated the first complete translation of the Bible into English. His followers were called LollardsAlso: 'Wiclif, 'Wickliffe

Derived FormsWycliffism or Wyclifism, noun

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