Calixtine

 [kuh-lik-stahyn, -steen]  

Ca·lix·tine

   [kuh-lik-stahyn, -steen]
noun
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.
Also, Ca·lix·tin  [kuh-lik-stin] .
Also called Utraquist.

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