Huguenot

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noun (1)

Hu·​gue·​not ˈhyü-gə-ˌnät 

: a member of the French Reformed communion especially of the 16th and 17th centuries

Huguenotic

ˌhyü-gə-ˈnä-tik 

adjective

Huguenotism

ˈhyü-gə-ˌnä-ˌti-zəm 

noun

Huguenotism

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noun (2)

Hu·​gue·​not·​ism

-ˌnȯ|, 

|ˌtiz-, 

-ˌnōˌiz-

plural -s

: the doctrines and practices of the French Huguenots

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle French, alteration of Middle French dialect (Geneva) eyguenot, adherent of a Swiss political movement, from German dialect eidgnosse confederate

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1565, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Huguenot

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