Wycliffite

American  

[wik-li-fahyt] / ˈwɪk lɪˌfaɪt /

Or Wyclifite

adjective

1. of or relating to Wycliffe or the Wycliffites.

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noun

1. a follower of John Wycliffe; Lollard.

Wycliffite British  

/ ˈwɪklɪˌfaɪt /

noun

1. a follower of John Wycliffe or an adherent of his religious ideas; a Lollard

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adjective

1. of or relating to Wycliffe, his followers, or his religious ideas

Etymology

Origin of Wycliffite

From the Medieval Latin word Wyclefīta, dating back to 1570–80. See Wycliffe, -ite ¹

Example Sentences

But of course they wished it to be understood that it was for her Wycliffite heresies.

From The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Holt, Emily Sarah

The levelling effect of these ideas, however, was unmistakably felt as in the doggerel of John Ball, the mad Wycliffite priest of Kent, "When Adam dalf and Eve span, Who was then the gentleman?"

From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 by Various

In so far, therefore, and in truth it is not very far, as John of Gaunt may be afterwards said to have been a Wycliffite, the same description might probably be applied to Chaucer.

From Chaucer by Ward, Adolphus William, Sir

The various Anglo-Saxon translations and the Wycliffite versions are largely detached from the main line of development.

From Early Theories of Translation by Amos, Flora Ross

The Wycliffite movement, the one Religious condition of the country. phenomenon which at the beginning of the century seemed to give some promise of better things, had died down under persecution.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various