Calixtine

[ kuh-lik-stahyn, -steen ]

noun

1. a member of a body of Hussites in the 15th century holding that the chalice as well as the bread should be received by the laity in the Eucharist.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Calixtine¹

< Medieval Latin Calixtīnus, equivalent to calix cup + -tīnus adj. suffix; vespertine

Example Sentences

Leibniz, and the Calixtine school of Lutherans, were very near adopting his plan; but as he was an agent of pope and emperor when Louis XIV. was the enemy of both, Bossuet contrived to baffle him.

From Project Gutenberg

The most important dogmatist of the Calixtine school was Conrad Horneius.

From Project Gutenberg