CALIXTIN
\kˈalɪkstˌɪn], \kˈalɪkstˌɪn], \k_ˈa_l_ɪ_k_s_t_ˌɪ_n]\
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CALIXTINE, kal-iks'tin, adj. of or belonging to the more moderate party among the Hussites, so called from their demanding the cup (L. calix) as well as the bread for the laity--also called U'TRAQUISTS (L. uterque, both).--n. a follower of the Syncretist Lutheran divine, George Calixtus (1586-1656).
By Thomas Davidson
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