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Hus or Huss  (hs, hs), Jan or John 1372?-1415.
Czech religious reformer who was excommunicated (1410) for attacking the corruption of the clergy. His De Ecclesia questioned the authority and infallibility of the Catholic Church.
Hus (Czech) [hʊs]
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(Biographies / Hus, Jan) Jan (jan). the Czech name of (John) Huss
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Noun1.HusHus - Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake (1372-1415)
Huss, Jan Hus, John Huss


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We looked for'ard, we looked tull hus room, aye looked tull the engine-room, an' we looked along aft on the lower deck, and there he was, on both sides the cover to the steam-pipe runnun' tull the after-wunches.
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That's the way wages go down and death rates goes up, worse luck for the likes of hus, as has to sell ourselves like pigs in the market.
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