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    JOHN HUSS

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     I. (noun) 

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    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)play

    Synonyms:

    Hus; Huss; Jan Hus; John Huss

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    Nouns denoting people

    Instance hypernyms:

    crusader; meliorist; reformer; reformist; social reformer (a disputant who advocates reform)

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