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Wycliffian

Wycliffian adjective: of or relating to the mediaeval English theologian John Wycliffe (mid-1320s–1384), his ideas, or his English translation of the Bible (Wyclif’s Bible).

Adjective

Wycliffian (comparative more Wycliffian, superlative most Wycliffian)

  1. Of or relating to the mediaeval English theologian John Wycliffe (mid-1320s–1384), his ideas, or his English translation of the Bible (Wyclif’s Bible).

Noun

Wycliffian (plural Wycliffians)

  1. (historical) A Wycliffite.

Forms of Wycliffian

Adjective
comparativemore Wycliffian
superlativemost Wycliffian
Noun
pluralWycliffians

Origin of Wycliffian

From Wycliffe + -ian.

Questions about Wycliffian

What does Wycliffian mean?
Wycliffian means of or relating to the mediaeval English theologian John Wycliffe (mid-1320s–1384), his ideas, or his English translation of the Bible (Wyclif’s Bible).
What part of speech is Wycliffian?
Wycliffian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Wycliffian in the dictionary

  1. Wyckoffs
  2. Wyclef
  3. Wycliffe
  4. Wycliffe with Thorpe
  5. Wycliffes
  6. Wycliffian
  7. Wycliffians
  8. Wycliffism
  9. Wycliffist
  10. Wycliffists
  11. Wycliffite

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