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

The origin of these early German Bibles has been traced by scholars to Wycliffite and Hussite influences, which Rome never stamped out, though her inquisitors tried their best to do so.

From Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation by Dau, W. H. T. (William Herman Theodore)

He omits the Wycliffite and Protestant divines mentioned by Bale, and the most valuable section is the lives of the Catholic exiles resident in Douai and other French towns.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" 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

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

In its extant form the "Parson's Tale" contains, by the side of much that might suitably have come from a Wycliffite teacher, much of a directly opposite nature.

From Chaucer by Ward, Adolphus William, Sir