I. noun
also wyc·lif·ite -ˌfīt
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: John Wycliffe ( Wyclif ) died 1384 English religious reformer and theologian + English -ite
: lollard 2
II. adjective
also wyclifite “
Usage: usually capitalized
: of or relating to John Wycliffe or his doctrines teaching that all secular and ecclesiastical authority is derived from God and is forfeited by one who is in mortal sin, that the doctrine of transubstantiation is false, and that monasticism is to be condemned