Wycliffite

Wycliffite or Wyc·lif·ite [wik-li-fahyt] ExamplesWord Origin adjective

1. of or relating to Wycliffe or the Wycliffites.

noun

2. a follower of John Wycliffe; Lollard.

Origin of Wycliffite From the Medieval Latin word Wyclefīta, dating back to 1570–80. See Wycliffe, -ite1 Examples from the Web for wycliffite Historical Examples of wycliffite

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

The White Rose of Langley

Emily Sarah Holt

It became, in fact, the accepted form of the Wycliffite version.

Lectures on Bible Revision

Samuel Newth

The editors of the Wycliffite versions say in the Preface, pp.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7

Various

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

Early Theories of Translation

Flora Ross Amos

The Wycliffite movement in England was less a doctrinal heterodoxy than a revolt against the Papacy and the priestly hierarchy.

German Society at the Close of the Middle Ages

Ernest Belfort Bax

British Dictionary definitions for wycliffite Wycliffite Wyclifite English history noun

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

adjective

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