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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Wycliffite

The Prologue to the second recension of the Wycliffite version, commonly attributed to Purvey, emphasizes, under cover of the same apparent theory, the claims of the vernacular.

From Early Theories of Translation by Flora Ross Amos

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

From Early Theories of Translation by Flora Ross Amos

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 Emily Sarah Holt

During his reign it lay dormant—the old Wycliffite plant violently uprooted, the new Lutheran shoots not yet visible above the ground.

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

Hereupon appealing to the undoubtedly evangelical and, it might without straining be said, Wycliffite authority of Timothy, he promises as his contribution a "merry tale in prose," which proves to consist of a moral discourse.

From Chaucer by Sir Adolphus William Ward

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