Moravian

noun

Mo·​ra·​vi·​an mə-ˈrā-vē-ən 

1

a

: a native or inhabitant of Moravia

b

: the group of Czech dialects spoken in Moravia

2

: a member of a Protestant denomination arising from a 15th century religious reform movement in Bohemia and Moravia

Moravian adjective

Examples of Moravian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Moravian Library holds a vast collection of Kundera’s works. —Lori Hinnant and Elaine Ganley, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023

Doris Schattschneider, a retired mathematician affiliated with Moravian University with expertise in tessellations, had been skeptical about the likelihood of a true einstein ever being discovered. —Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 June 2023

Salisbury will take on No. 5 seed Berry, an 8-1 winner over Moravian, on Sunday at 1 p.m. on the final day of bracket play in the double-elimination tournament before the finals begin Tuesday. —Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 3 June 2023

The four teams in the opposite bracket are No. 1 Salisbury (Md.), No. 4 Christian Newport (Va.), No. 5 Berry (Ga.) and No. 8 Moravian (Pa.). —Ndaschel, oregonlive, 1 June 2023

Why churches in particular are participating Trinity Moravian Church is far from the first institution to initiate widespread medical debt relief. —Aj Willingham, CNN, 26 Apr. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1a