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Hussitism

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Huss·ite  (hst, hs-)
n.
A follower of the religious reformer John Huss.
adj.
Of or relating to John Huss or his religious theories.

Hussitism n.

Hussitism
the doctrines of a reformist and nationalistic movement initiated by John Huss in Bohemia about 1402, especially its reflection of Wycliffite emphases upon clerical purity, communion in both bread and wine for the laity, and the supreme authority of the Scriptures. Also Hussism. — Hussite, n., adj.
See also: Protestantism


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In it Smahel explores the heritage of the studium in the context of the national tradition, symbols, and vocabulary of the university, the prosopography of the medical faculty, some aspects of the relationship of the school to Hussitism, the controversial developments that led to the royal decree of Kutna Hora (Kuttenberg) in 1409 and the subsequent withdrawal of German students from Prague, and the career of humanists at the university.
 
 
 
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