jan hus

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jan hus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Jan Hus
      n 1: 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) [syn: Huss, John Huss, Hus, Jan Hus]