English noun: Hus | |||
1. | Hus (person) 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 | Huss, Jan Hus, John Huss | ||
Instance hypernym | crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer | ||