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Wick·liffe

or Wic·lif (wĭk′lĭf), John

Wyc·liffe

also Wick·liffe or Wyc·lif or Wic·lif (wĭk′lĭf), John 1328?-1384.

English theologian and religious reformer. His rejection of the biblical basis of papal power and dispute with the doctrine of the transubstantiation of the host anticipated the Protestant Reformation.

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Wickliffe

(ˈwɪklɪf) or

Wiclif

(Biography) variant spellings of (John) Wycliffe

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Wick•liffe

or Wic•lif

(ˈwɪk lɪf)

n.

John, Wycliffe, John.

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Wickliffe - English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384)

John Wickliffe, John Wiclif, John Wyclif, John Wycliffe, Wiclif, Wyclif, Wycliffe

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