Huguenot

[ hyoo-guh-notor, often, yoo- ]

noun

1. a member of the Reformed or Calvinistic communion of France in the 16th and 17th centuries; a French Protestant.

Huguenot

/ -ˌnɒt; ˈhjuːɡəˌnəʊ /

noun

1. a French Calvinist, esp of the 16th or 17th centuries

adjective

1. designating the French Protestant Church

Derived Forms

• ˌHugueˈnotic, adjective
• ˈHugueˌnotism, noun

Other Words From

• Hugue·notic adjective
• Hugue·not·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Huguenot¹

1555–65; < French, perhaps blend of Hugues (name of a political leader in Geneva) and eidgenot, back formation from eidgenots, Swiss variant of German Eidgenoss confederate, literally, oath comrade

Word History and Origins

Origin of Huguenot¹

C16: from French, from Genevan dialect eyguenot one who opposed annexation by Savoy, ultimately from Swiss German Eidgenoss confederate; influenced by Hugues, surname of 16th-century Genevan burgomaster

Example Sentences

Shawn Jackson, 18, and his stepfather, Lorenzo Smith, 36, were killed in Tuesday’s shooting right after Huguenot High School’s graduation ceremony in downtown Richmond, according to WRIC-TV.

From Washington Times

Matthew Stanley, a spokesman for Richmond Public Schools, said that the shooting took place in Monroe Park, across the street from the Altria Theater, immediately after a graduation ceremony for students of Huguenot High School.

From New York Times

Officers inside the theater, where the graduation ceremony for Huguenot High School had been taking place, heard gunfire around 5:15 p.m. and radioed to police stationed outside, who found multiple victims, Edwards said.

From Washington Times

School officials say the shooting took place during a ceremony for the Huguenot High School.

From BBC

The French Wars of Religion, lasting from 1562 to 1598, pitted Catholics and Huguenots against each other, fighting for the soul of France.

From Salon