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taborite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ta-borite
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A radical Hussite; an adherent of radical Hussitism at the time of the Bohemian Reformation, who rejected the unique authority of the Catholic Church in matters of faith and was considered heretical.

Etymology

From Czech Táborita. Equivalent to Tabor + -ite, after Tábor, a hill or fortress where they encamped during the Hussite Wars, later a town. See also Czech tábor.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Taborites (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does taborite mean?
A radical Hussite; an adherent of radical Hussitism at the time of the Bohemian Reformation, who rejected the unique authority of the Catholic Church in matters of faith and was considered heretical.
Where does taborite come from?
It is traced to Czech.

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