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JAN HUS
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• JAN HUS (noun)
The noun JAN HUS has 1 sense:
1. 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)
Familiarity information: JAN HUS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
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)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Instance hypernyms:
crusader; meliorist; reformer; reformist; social reformer (a disputant who advocates reform)
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