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Hussite

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: HH AH1 S AY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A follower of the teachings of the Christian reformer Jan Hus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an adherent of the religious reforms of John Huss

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: disciple, adherent

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Hus Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Hussite From Hus + -ite.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: гусіт (husit) — follower
  • Catalan: hussita — follower
  • Czech: husita — follower
  • Dutch: hussiet — follower
  • Esperanto: husano — follower
  • Esperanto: husanino — follower
  • Estonian: hussiit — follower
  • Finnish: hussilainen — follower
  • French: hussite — follower
  • Galician: husita — follower
  • German: Hussit — follower
  • German: Hussitin — follower
  • Hindi: हुसी (husī) — follower
  • Hungarian: huszita — follower
  • Italian: hussita — follower
  • Polish: husyta — follower
  • Polish: husytka — follower
  • Portuguese: hussita — follower
  • Russian: гуси́т (gusít) — follower
  • Russian: гуси́тка (gusítka) — follower
  • Serbo-Croatian: husit — follower
  • Slovak: husita — follower
  • Slovene: husit — follower
  • Spanish: husita — follower
  • Swedish: hussit — follower
  • Volapük: husitan — follower
  • Volapük: hihusitan — follower
  • Volapük: jihusitan — follower