Jan Hus

Definitions of Jan Hus
  1. noun
    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)
    synonyms: Hus, Huss, John Huss
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    crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer
    a person or group who pushes to improve an institution or system by changing it
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