CALIXTIN


Meaning of CALIXTIN in English

I. kəˈlikstə̇n noun

or ca·lix·tine “, -ˌtēn, -ˌtīn

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: French calixtin, from Medieval Latin calixtinus, from Latin calix cup

: a member of a Hussite body that maintained that the laity should receive the cup as well as the bread in the Eucharist

II. noun

or calixtine “

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Georg Calixt (Latinized as Georgius Calixtus) died 1656 German theologian + English -in or -ine

: a follower of Georgius Calixtus — compare syncretism 1

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